0 past simple and past participle of stare
1 to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking:
A kind of peacefulness overcame him as he stared up at the stars.
I looked in her face for some response, but she just stared at me blankly.
He just stared blankly at me.
But you can see that they stared into the abyss.
I poked my head out of the covers and stared over the edge of the bed.
He stared at the image, and the image smiled back sweetly at him.