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Meanings of staring in inglês

Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.

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(Used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder.

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Examples for "agaze"
1
Meanwhile Morris had returned to the dining-room to find Jessica standing agaze there.
The Trail of the Sword, Volume 1
2
Mr. Canning stood agaze; it was to be seen that he was taken considerably by surprise.
V. V.'s Eyes
3
Smith heeded her voice, and for another unnoted interval they stood agaze upon their little eminence.
White Ashes
4
That were indeed distinction enough for one man, well calculated to cause the world to stand agaze!
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01
5
As the harbour was entered all eyes were agaze at this first contact with the civilisation of the Old World.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial For...

Staringly.

Usage of staring in inglês
1
The young captain looked stunned for a moment, staring right past Hoffman.
Anvil Gate
2
Not a creature abroad; the tall gaunt houses staring in the moonlight.
Hauntings / Fantastic Stories
3
For a long moment she didn't answer, staring at the wall art.
Nemesis
4
Jane was staring at her, waiting for an answer to her question.
L.a. candy
5
No; Jacqueline was staring at Pettifer's corpse, asking the question of him.
Complete Books of Blood
6
Poverty is staring me in the face; I am cheated by everybody.
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
7
Faith was silent, still staring but now simply at the far wall.
Mister Slaughter
8
I am told that he sat a long moment staring straight ahead.
Julian
9
I mean staring as opposed to reading because the paper was upside-down.
Priest
10
Daddy didn't answer right away, he just kept staring at that wall.
God don't like ugly
11
Goes way up...way up... MacArthur said, staring too long into her eyes.
Genellan: planetfall
12
Monica was staring at her, waiting for her to issue another order.
Abaddon's Gate
13
For a moment, he didn't understand exactly what he was staring at.
Pines
14
For days she lay in her parents' home staring at the ceiling.
Waiting for the Barbarians
15
De Rançun was staring straight ahead, his body rigid as a stone.
The Secret Eleanor
16
The colors of the rainbow were represented in the staring, curious company.
The Rose in the Ring
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