The Clue
Kind of contest (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STARING
Tags
Notes
The answer STARING is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
STARE as a verb:
1. (gaze, stare) = look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
2. fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
STARING as an adjective:
1. (agaze, staring) = (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes"
2. (arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated) = without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
STARING as an adverb:
1. (staringly, staring) = with a stare; "`quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring"