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Definition of Staring
1. Adjective. (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder. "Staring eyes"
2. Adjective. Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. "The unadulterated truth"
Similar to: Unmitigated
Definition of Staring
1. Verb. (present participle of stare) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Staring
1. stare [v] - See also: stare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staring
Literary usage of Staring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894)
"said Sea "THEY WERE ALL AWAKE AND staring IN EVERY DIRECTION BUT THE RIGHT ONE."
Vitch, and he struck the next walrus a blow with his tusks and waked him up ..."
2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1853)
"The staring white bears.—The smoke.—The warm springs.—Attempt to traverse the
Wind River Mountains.— The Great Slope.—Mountain dells and chasms. ..."
3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"The staring white bears.—The smoke.—The warm springs.—Attempt to traverse the
Wind River Mountains.—The Great Slope.—Mountain dells and chasms. ..."
4. No Name: A Novel by Wilkie Collins (1863)
"I instantly ran into the room, and found Magdu- i len on the sofa in violent
hysterics, and Frank , standing staring at her with a lowering, angry face, ..."
5. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (1913)
""The old hypocrite—she'll tell them everything," Undine murmured, wincing at the
recollection of the dentist's assistant from Deposit, and staring miserably ..."
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