stare down
verb
stared down; staring down; stares down
transitive verb
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
Word History
First Known Use
1798, in the meaning defined above
staring down
verb
as in outstaring
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- outstaring
- poring (over)
- outfacing
- studying
- perusing
- ogling
- leering
- fixating
- regarding
- staring
- considering
- glaring
- watching
- eyeing
- gloating
- gazing
- glowering
- gaping
- eying
- peering
- observing
- gawking
- gawping
- rubbernecking
- goggling
- blinking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dipping (into)
- glancing
- peeking
- scanning
- peeping
- winking (at)
- browsing
- glimpsing