staring

[US]/'steərɪŋ/
[UK]/'stɛrɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. fixedly looking at someone or something, standing out conspicuously

Phrases & Collocations

staring blankly

Example Sentences

staring into the distance.

She was staring vacantly into the room.

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

Alice stood staring into the distance.

They were staring defeat in the face.

He was staring, thinking.

Francisco was staring ahead into the darkness.

caught him staring at my physiognomy;

I could see a man staring at me intently.

she found herself staring into his mesmeric gaze.

the answer had been staring him in the face.

Halloa!' said the sergeant, staring at Joe.

The money on the table was staring her in the face.

The explanation had been staring him in the face all along.

I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.

she got bored with staring out of the window.

Robyn sat staring into space, her mind numb.

Halloa, Pip!' said Joe, staring at me.

I don't think he saw me, he was just staring into space.

When I went into his office he was staring out of the window, apparently lost to the world.

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