'staring' definitions:
Definition of 'staring'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes" [syn: agaze, staring]
adjective
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated]
Definition of 'staring'
From: GCIDE
- stare \stare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. stared (st[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. staring.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. star[=e]n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. stereo`s solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong. [root]166. Cf. Sterile.]
- 1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object. [1913 Webster]
- For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'staring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agape,
- aghast,
- agog,
- all agog,
- amazed,
- arrant,
- astonished,
- astounded,
- at gaze,
- awed,
- awestruck,
- beguiled,
- bewildered,
- bewitched,
- blatant,
- bold,
- breathless,
- captivated,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear-cut,
- confounded,
- conspicuous,
- crystal-clear,
- defined,
- definite,
- distinct,
- dumbfounded,
- dumbstruck,
- enchanted,
- enraptured,
- enravished,
- enthralled,
- entranced,
- evident,
- fascinated,
- flabbergasted,
- flagrant,
- gaping,
- gauping,
- gazing,
- glaring,
- hanging out,
- hypnotized,
- in awe,
- in awe of,
- in focus,
- in relief,
- in the foreground,
- lost in wonder,
- marveling,
- mesmerized,
- notable,
- noticeable,
- notorious,
- obtrusive,
- obvious,
- open-eyed,
- openmouthed,
- ostensible,
- outstanding,
- overwhelmed,
- patent,
- plain,
- popeyed,
- prominent,
- pronounced,
- puzzled,
- rapt in wonder,
- salient,
- spellbound,
- staggered,
- stark-staring,
- sticking out,
- striking,
- stupefied,
- surprised,
- thunderstruck,
- under a charm,
- unmistakable,
- well-defined,
- well-marked,
- well-pronounced,
- well-resolved,
- wide-eyed,
- wonder-struck,
- wondering