staring
verbDivide staring into syllables:
star · ing
How to pronounce staring:
Definition of staring:
- staring (verb):
- to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
Synonyms for staring:
agape
agog
arrant
complete
consummate
double-dyed
everlasting
goggle-eyed
gross
perfect
pure
sodding
stark
thoroughgoing
unadulterated
unmitigated
wide-eyed
Antonyms for staring:
abated
assuaged
bated
bland
blurred
conditional
deadened
dim
diminished
doubtful
dubious
equivocal
faded
faint
faltering
feeble
hazy
ill-defined
imperceptible
indistinct
lessened
light
limited
low
mild
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