verb
- looking fixedly at someone or something for a long time
Usage: present participle of ‘stare’
adjective
- very obvious or conspicuous
Usage: often used with ‘obvious’
Examples
- She was staring at the painting for several minutes.
- Stop staring at me like that.
- He caught himself staring out the window during class.
- The children were staring in amazement at the magician.
- It was a staring mistake that everyone noticed.
- The staring contrast between the two colors was striking.
- I couldn’t help staring at the unusual sculpture.