Definitions for Staring
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agaze, staringadjective

   (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

   "staring eyes"

2. 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), unadulteratedadjective

   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"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Staring

   Staring is a prolonged gaze or fixed look. In staring, one object or person is the continual focus of visual interest, for an amount of time. Staring can be interpreted as being either hostile like disapproval of another's behavior, or the result of intense concentration, interest or affection. Staring behavior can be considered as a form of aggression like when it is an invasion of an individual's privacy in certain contexts, or as a nonverbal cue to convey feelings of attraction in a social setting. The resultant behavior or action defines whether it is aggressive in nature (e.g. leering that results in street harassment), passive or active expression of attraction, etc. However, to some extent staring often occurs accidentally, and often a person would be simply staring into a space for awareness, or could be lost in thought, stupefied, or be unable to see. As such, the meaning of a person's staring behavior depends upon the attributions made by the observer.In a staring contest, a mutual staring can take the form of a battle of wills. When eye contact is reciprocated, it could be an aggressive-dominating game where the loser is the person who looks away first. Staring conceptually also implies confronting the inevitable – 'staring death in the face', or 'staring into the abyss'. Group staring evokes and emphasizes paranoia; such as the archetypal stranger walking into a saloon in a Western to be greeted by the stares of all the regulars. The fear of being stared at is called scopophobia.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. staring

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1. Staring

   Staring is a prolonged gaze or fixed look. In staring, one object or person is the continual focus of visual interest, for an amount of time. Staring can be interpreted as being either hostile, or the result of intense concentration or affection. Staring behaviour can be considered a form of aggression, or an invasion of an individual's privacy. If eye contact is reciprocated, mutual staring can take the form of a battle of wills, or even a game where the loser is the person who blinks or looks away first – a staring contest. To some extent, the meaning of a person’s staring behaviour depends upon the attributions made by the observer. Staring often occurs accidentally, when someone appears to be staring into space they may well be lost in thought, or stupefied, or simply unable to see. Staring conceptually also implies confronting the inevitable – ‘staring death in the face’, or ‘staring into the abyss’. Group staring evokes and emphasises paranoia; such as the archetypal stranger walking into a saloon in a Western to be greeted by the stares of all the regulars. The fear of being stared at is called Scopophobia.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STARING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Staring is ranked #63068 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Staring surname appeared 317 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Staring.
   
   91.1% or 289 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Staring' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3313

Anagrams for Staring »

1. ratings

2. tarings

3. gastrin

4. gratins

How to pronounce Staring?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Staring in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Staring in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Staring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Staring in a Sentence

1. Huang Hongwen:

   It's almost impossible to send WeChat messages when staring at such a small screen, i'd rather buy a traditional luxury watch at the same price.

2. Alexis karpouzos:

   Treasures come in so many ways: The sun that lights the cloudy days, a rose that blooms within an hour. a baby that staring with a wandering gaze, a dolphin’s dance on ocean waves, a sky full of snowflakes of rarest form, a beautiful white and peaceful dove.

3. Michael Osterholm:

   We have got a Category 10 hurricane staring at us. People don't understand that.

4. Dominique Rivera:

   Walking up those steps, seeing everybody staring at me was the scariest moment I've experienced, nobody was telling me anything. Dozens of people were surrounding me. And yet I felt alone.

5. Kent Chipman:

   He was staring at me and I was staring at him. He knew and I just knew.

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