Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stare down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: stare -down
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“Homer’s Triple Bypass” has the potential to be the most depressing episode in the history of The Simpsons, if not television as whole. It is, after all, about a 36-year-old husband and father staring down death and the prospect of leaving his wife a young widow and his small children fatherless."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

stares down (present, singular) staring down (participle, present) stared down (participle, past) stared down (past)

Frequently Paired Words

staredown eye up eyeball ogle give someone the eye eye-stalk eyerape eye-rape

Synonyms

outstare outface

Questions

What does stare down mean?: To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.

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