Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To look directly and fixedly at someone or something, often with wide open eyes.
Stare
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Examples:
People often stare at famous actors.I couldn't help but stare at the painting.
Etymology:
The word stare comes from the Old English starian, meaning to gaze or to look attentively, and is related to the Old Norse stara, coming from a Germanic root.
Usage Statistics:
67 mentions per 1 million words 
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