Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staring contest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: star-ing -con-test
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.

noun

a confrontation between two parties in which neither side is prepared to back down.

Inflected Forms

staring contests (plural)

Questions

What does staring contest mean?: a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.

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