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general::
stare
adverbs
stare hard/intently
(= very steadily, with a lot of attention )
• She stared hard at him for a moment.
stare fixedly
(= without moving your head or eyes )
• Harry stared fixedly out of the window.
stare blankly
(= without emotion, understanding, or interest )
• Lucy stared blankly at the teacher.
stare unseeingly/blindly
literary (= not noticing anything, although your eyes are open )
• She sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall.
stare vacantly
(= seeming not to notice or be thinking anything )
• Mum was staring vacantly at the fire.
stare moodily
(= rather unhappily )
• He was staring moodily into his glass.
phrases
stare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc
• Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.
stare into space
(= look for a long time at nothing )
• Jo's always lying on the sofa staring into space.
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