[stare] vb stared ; star.ing [ME, fr. OE starian; akin to OHG staren to stare, Gk stereos solid, Lith starinti to stiffen] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
2: to show oneself conspicuously "the error stared from the page" 3 of hair: to stand on end: bristle; also: to appear rough and lusterless ~ vt 1: to have an effect on by staring
2: to look at with a searching or earnest gaze -- star.er n -- stare one in the face : to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent
[2]stare n (15c): the act or an instance of staring "a blank ~"