[stɛː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open
(e.g: he stared at her in amazement)


Phrases:
- be staring one in the face
- be staring something in the face
- stare someone in the eye

Origin:
Old English starian, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be rigid’

[stɛː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long fixed or vacant look
(e.g: she gave him a cold stare)


Phrases:
- be staring one in the face
- be staring something in the face
- stare someone in the eye

Origin:
Old English starian, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be rigid’