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 verb 1 : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
2 : to show oneself conspicuously <the error stared from the page>
3 of hair : to stand on end : bristle; also : to appear rough and lusterlesstransitive verb 1 : to have an effect on by staring
2 : 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