Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stare someone in the face

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
stare -some-one in the -face
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be extremely visible and obvious to someone.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stares someone in the face (present, singular) staring someone in the face (participle, present) stared someone in the face (participle, past) stared someone in the face (past)

Questions

What does stare someone in the face mean?
To be extremely visible and obvious to someone.

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