outstare

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
8

Definition of outstare

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To stare at (someone) so hard or long that they look away.
    “[…]I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, Outbrave the heart most daring on earth, Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear, Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey, To win thee, lady.[…]”
    “He held a tray but did not move from where he stood and managed, without any trace of emotion, to outstare Henry, who was standing in a group, half-listening to an anecdote.”

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Etymology

From out- + stare.

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8-letter words

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5-letter words

78 words

4-letter words

75 words

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