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- [stair]
- /stɛər/
- /steər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stair]
- /stɛər/
Definitions of stared word
- verb without object stared to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open. 1
- verb without object stared to be boldly or obtrusively conspicuous: The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery. 1
- verb without object stared (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle. 1
- verb with object stared to stare at: to stare a person up and down. 1
- verb with object stared to effect or have a certain effect on by staring: to stare one out of countenance. 1
- noun stared a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open: The banker greeted him with a glassy stare. 1
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Origin of stared
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English staren, Old English starian; cognate with Dutch staren, German starren, Old Norse stara; akin to stark, starve
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Parts of speech for Stared
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stared popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stared usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stared
noun stared
- gaped — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- gawped — to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
- gazed — to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
- glared — Stare in an angry or fierce way.
- glowered — to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
verb stared
- gawked — to stare stupidly; gape: The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.
- goggled — Simple past tense and past participle of goggle.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- ogled — to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.
- wiretapped — Simple past tense and past participle of wiretap.
Antonyms for stared
Top questions with stared
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- who stared in men in black?
- man who stared at goats?
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