stare
//stɛr//
Verb
stareInfinitive
starePresent tense
staredPast tense
staredPast participle
staringPresent participle
staresThird-person singular
1
To look fixedly or intently at someone or something with one's eyes wide open, often for a long time.
The child stared at the colorful balloons in the sky.
2
To be very obvious or conspicuous; to be glaringly apparent.
The answer was staring me in the face the whole time.
Noun
1
A long fixed or intent look with the eyes wide open.
She gave him a cold stare.