American English pronunciation
How to pronounce stared
IPA transcription: [s'tɛɹd]
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Verb
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look at with fixed eyes
“The students stared at the teacher with amazement”
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fixate one's eyes
“The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly”
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feature as the star
“The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man”
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be the star in a performance
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mark with an asterisk
“Linguists star unacceptable sentences”
Usage examples
- Kitty stared at him, and Lydia exclaimed.
- I stared at him, speechless.
- I stared at him.
- I stared at the man.
- He stared at them for some time.
- He stared at the window, with his mouth open.
- She stared at him.
- He stared at him for a second, then smiled.
- She stared, coloured, doubted, and was silent.
- They stared at one another.