a fixed look with eyes open wide fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly
If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head Mahoney tried not to stare. Stare is also a noun. Hlasek gave him a long, cold stare
If a situation or the answer to a problem is staring you in the face, it is very obvious, although you may not be immediately aware of it. Then the answer hit me. It had been staring me in the face ever since Lullington. when you look at something for a long time in a steady way