Collocations for stare - verb
ADV.
fixedly, hard, intently, unblinkingly
I could see a man staring at me intently.
I could see a man staring at me intently.
steadily | impassively | absently, blankly, blearily, blindly, dully, sightlessly, uncomprehendingly, unseeingly, vacantly
She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.
She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.
dazedly, disbelievingly, incredulously, open-mouthed, wide-eyed, wildly
I stared at him open-mouthed, unable to speak.
I stared at him open-mouthed, unable to speak.
bleakly, gloomily, glumly, grimly, helplessly, hopelessly, morosely
He stared at me bleakly and said nothing.
He stared at me bleakly and said nothing.
coldly, coolly, defiantly, fiercely, moodily, stonily
She stared at him stonily as he came in.
She stared at him stonily as he came in.
curiously, quizzically, suspiciously, thoughtfully | silently, wordlessly | just, merely, simply | (for) a moment
For a long moment they just stared at each other.
For a long moment they just stared at each other.
still
He was still staring at himself in the mirror.
He was still staring at himself in the mirror.
across, around/round, back, down, out, (straight) ahead, up
She stared back at him. | He stared straight ahead and did not move.
She stared back at him. | He stared straight ahead and did not move.
VERB + STARE
can/could only
She could only stare at him with pain in her eyes.
She could only stare at him with pain in her eyes.
seem to | continue to | turn to
Everyone in the room turned to stare at her.
Everyone in the room turned to stare at her.
pause to, stop to
PREP.
across, after
She stalked off, leaving them all staring after her.
She stalked off, leaving them all staring after her.
around/round, at, in
I stared in horror at his bloody mouth.
I stared in horror at his bloody mouth.
into, out of, through, with
He just stared at her with disbelief.
He just stared at her with disbelief.
PHRASES
sit/stand staring, stand/stop and stare
It was too cold to stand and stare.
It was too cold to stand and stare.
stare into space
She was just sitting there, staring into space.
She was just sitting there, staring into space.