stare

stare1 [ ster ] verb intransitive ***

to look at someone or something very directly for a long time:

It's rude to stare.

stare at: He lifted his head and stared at her.

stare into/out of/through etc.: They sat on the balcony, staring out across the valley.

He walked up to the house and stared through the window.

stare back: She was staring at me, so I stared back.

a. if a person's eyes are staring, they are wide open and looking directly at you:

Sad eyes stared out of a freckled face.

his wild, staring eyes

stare someone in the face

if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you:

The answer was staring me in the face.

stare something in the face

if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it:

When you've stared death in the face, everything after that is easy.

stare into space

to look at and think about nothing in particular:

Clare was sitting on her unmade bed, staring into space.

,stare `down or ,stare `out phrasal verb transitive

stare someone down/out to look at someone for so long that they have to look away

stare

stare 2 [ ster ] noun count

a long fixed look:

She shrugged, feeling a little uncomfortable under his hard stare.

hold someone's stare

to look at someone who is staring at you:

Grant forced himself to hold Santini's stare for what seemed like forever.