stare_1 verb – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Synonyms
stare
stare
gaze
▪
peer
▪
glare
These words all mean to look at somebody/something for a long time.
stare
to look at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking:
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I screamed and everyone stared.
to look at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking:
gaze
(
rather formal
) to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you are thinking:
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We all gazed at Marco in amazement.
) to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you are thinking:
peer
to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly
glare
to look angrily at somebody/something for a long time:
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I looked at her and she glared stonily back.
to look angrily at somebody/something for a long time:
Patterns
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare
at
somebody/something
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare
suspiciously
- to stare/gaze/peer
anxiously/intently
- to stare/gaze/glare
wildly/fiercely
