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overstare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-stare
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stare wildly.

Obsolete

verb

To outstare.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + stare.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overstares (present, singular) overstaring (participle, present) overstared (participle, past) overstared (past)

Questions

What does overstare mean?
To stare wildly.
Where does overstare come from?
From over- + stare.

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