verb
- staring at someone longer or more intensely than they stare back, typically to assert dominance or win a contest of wills
Usage: present participle of ‘outstare’
Examples
- The cat was outstaring the dog until it finally looked away.
- She won the staring contest by outstaring her opponent for two full minutes.
- The teacher caught him outstaring another student during class.
- He had a habit of outstaring people who challenged him.
- The lion was outstaring the photographer from across the savanna.
- Stop outstaring me and pay attention to the lesson.