See Also: staring(dictionary)

staring (iou)



staring ppl adjective. LME.
[from STARE verb + -ING1.]
That stares, gazing fixedly with wide open eyes. Also, frantic, wild. LME.
staring mad colloq. conspicuously deranged (see also STARK adverb 2).
Shining, bright. LME-E16.
Glaringly conspicuous; obtrusive. Formerly also, sensational, lurid. E16.
George Eliot There are some staring yellow curtains. W. M. Spackman What an utter staring lie.
Of hair, feathers, etc.: upright, standing up, bristling. M16.
staringly adverb L16.