English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "staar" is om vas of aandagtig na iemand of iets te kyk met 'n mens se oë wyd oop, tipies as 'n uitdrukking van verbasing, bewondering of nuuskierigheid. Dit kan ook beteken om in 'n vaste of vakante toestand te wees, dikwels as gevolg van skok, vrees of verwarring.

Sentence Examples

  1. Decide ahead of time which of them will stare and which will pretend not to be scrutinizing me?
  2. Sintian looked up from his scrolls to stare at them for a moment.
  3. I angrily throw my pile on to the mussed bed and those three faces I spotted at the lake stare back at me, as if to confirm that yes, Viola Valentine, you are the biggest bitch on the planet right now.
  4. His eyes focused and he returned her stare, his gaze burning with intensity.
  5. Arok seized his head and held it in place, leaving Evan no choice but to stare at the atrocity lounging in his throne.
  6. Ms Weston narrowed her eyes at me in her usual disapproving stare.
  7. When my greatly pregnant sister sees me sprawled on the couch, feet splayed on the coffee table, beer in my right hand, she gives me a stare worthy of our mother.
  8. Knowing that he would have faced the same stare before, from someone nobody dared disobey.
  9. I was pretty sure her intense stare was focused on the boot-shaped mark on my face.
  10. Irene begins texting again and I stare out the window, noticing how rural the surrounding area is, when who should saunter by but Mr.