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Staring

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Definitions for Staring

adjective
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
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  1. staring eyes
adjective
without qualification
Synonyms
arrant(a) complete(a) consummate(a) double-dyed(a) everlasting(a) gross(a) perfect(a) pure(a) sodding(a) stark(a) staring(a) thorough(a) thoroughgoing(a) utter(a) unadulterated
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  1. used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  2. an arrant fool
  3. a complete coward
  4. a consummate fool
  5. a double-dyed villain
  6. gross negligence
  7. a perfect idiot
  8. pure folly
  9. what a sodding mess
  10. stark staring mad
  11. a thorough nuisance
  12. a thoroughgoing villain
  13. utter nonsense
  14. the unadulterated truth
verb
look at with fixed eyes
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  1. The students stared at the teacher with amazement
verb
fixate one's eyes
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  1. The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly
verb
feature as the star
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  1. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
verb
be the star in a performance
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verb
mark with an asterisk
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  1. Linguists star unacceptable sentences

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