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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
stare \stare\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {stared} (st[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {staring}.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. star[=e]n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. stereo's solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong. [root]166. Cf. {Sterile}.]
1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.
For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. --Chaucer.
Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. --Shak.
2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.
3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.]
Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. --Shak.
Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. --Mortimer.
Syn: To gaze; to look earnestly. See {Gaze}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
staring
adjective
1: (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes" [syn: {agaze}]
2: 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" [syn: {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)}]
adverb: with a stare; "'quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring" [syn: {staringly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
88 Moby Thesaurus words for "staring": agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, arrant, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, blatant, bold, breathless, captivated, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, confounded, conspicuous, crystal-clear, defined, definite, distinct, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, evident, fascinated, flabbergasted, flagrant, gaping, gauping, gazing, glaring, hanging out, hypnotized, in awe, in awe of, in focus, in relief, in the foreground, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, notable, noticeable, notorious, obtrusive, obvious, open-eyed, openmouthed, ostensible, outstanding, overwhelmed, patent, plain, popeyed, prominent, pronounced, puzzled, rapt in wonder, salient, spellbound, staggered, stark-staring, sticking out, striking, stupefied, surprised, thunderstruck, under a charm, unmistakable, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering
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