Main Entry:

¹stare

Pronunciation:

\ˈster\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

stared; star·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen

Date:

before 12th century

intransitive verb1: to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes2: to show oneself conspicuously <the error stared from the page>3of hair : to stand on end : bristle ; also : to appear rough and lusterlesstransitive verb1: to have an effect on by staring2: to look at with a searching or earnest gaze

— star·er noun

— stare one in the face

: to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent