stare
Other forms: stared; staring; stares
To stare is to fix your eyes on a subject. As hard as it might be to resist looking at them for long periods of time, it's not polite to stare at celebrities.
The noun stare is a certain kind of gaze — a long, intense one. The verb to stare is the act of staring, of locking one's eyes somewhere. When one stares at something, one looks at it for a long period of time, often with great intensity and without blinking. That's why one loses a staring contest when one blinks. Try not to stare at people when they're eating. It's rude! A stare is usually more intense and creepier than a gaze.
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look at with fixed eyes
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fixate one's eyes
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a fixed look with eyes open wide
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gaze, regard
a long fixed look
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glare, glower
an angry stare
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contemplation
a long and thoughtful observation
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gape
a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
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look, looking, looking at
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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