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  • present participle of stare.
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staring

[stair-ing] / ˈstɛər ɪŋ /


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An said there were a lot of people on the shoot, adding that they did not intervene and "were so still and just there, staring at me".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s 7 p.m. on a random weeknight, and you’re scratching your head while staring into the fridge, wondering what to eat for dinner.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

And she is wearing a nun’s habit, and I couldn’t stop staring at her face.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Now, said Turbé, staffers’ time can be spent “doing the baking rather than staring at the paper trying to figure out what they’re supposed to be doing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He lay on his back, staring up at the dried mushrooms strung across his ceiling.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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