1
[ adjective ] (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

Synonyms

agaze

Examples

"staring eyes"

Related terms

open

2
[ adverb ] with a stare

Synonyms

staringly

Examples

"`quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring"

3
[ adjective ] without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Synonyms

utter pure double-dyed everlasting complete gross perfect sodding stark thoroughgoing consummate arrant

Examples

"an arrant fool" "a complete coward" "a consummate fool" "gross negligence" "a perfect idiot" "pure folly" "what a sodding mess" "stark staring mad" "utter nonsense"

Related terms

unmitigated

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Rhymes with

tearing airing sparing swearing steering unsparing despairing sharing bering daring paring baring bearing pairing behring storing starring string caring touring turing tearing wearing herring blaring ministering flaring glaring towering tiring sneering soaring comparing overbearing rearing shoestring sparring hamstring shearing suffering uncaring earring scoring snoring childbearing spring remembering maturing ring wring roaring uninspiring expiring perspiring aspiring inspiring during feathering shoring gearing veering mooring outpouring assuring earring hearing cheering reassuring electioneering disappearing racketeering interfering during poring pouring boring barring curing clearing offspring rehearing maturing goring warring firing wiring firing differing disappearing retiring wellspring jeering jarring hiring enduring alluring appearing offering covering bring enduring engineering domineering bioengineering interfering flooring adoring admiring imploring lingering endearing acquiring overpowering

Phonetic and Homophones

S T EH1 R IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

starring string staringly stearin storing strings stringy steering stirring strewing Stringer straying strain strung strong Strang Streng straining Stringham stringent string_up streaming strange stirringly stringency string_tie string_out strangle stern strength stranger strongly Stromain strangler strangely strangled strongbox strongman strangles sterne Sterna Stearn Starns Sterns styron strewn Strine Strawn Strunk Sternberg strangling strengthen strongroom strong-arm stronghold strung-out Sterner sternal sternly Sturman Storino sternum Strahan styrene Starnes Starner Sturnus Stroman strained strainer Strymon Stronach stormily strindberg Stearman Sturnidae strawman Sternisha sternness sternpost Strom Sturnella Storm Sturm strenuous strum Sterninae strontium

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