stare

/steər/

/ster/

Definition

B2 to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been. During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down (= force the other to look away by continual staring).Using the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptive staring

/ˈsteə.rɪŋ/

/ˈster.ɪŋ/ adjective › In the darkness we could just make out the blank staring eyes of a child.The eye and surrounding areaEyesight, glasses and lensesUsing the eyes

(Definition of stare verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)