stare down
verb
stared down; staring down; stares down
transitive verb
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
Word History
First Known Use
1798, in the meaning defined above
stared down
verb
as in outfaced
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- outfaced
- outstared
- pored (over)
- studied
- perused
- leered
- ogled
- fixated
- stared
- gazed
- glared
- eyed
- gloated
- considered
- watched
- glowered
- observed
- gaped
- gawked
- regarded
- peered
- rubbernecked
- gawped
- goggled
- blinked
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dipped (into)
- glanced
- peeked
- scanned
- glimpsed
- winked (at)
- peeped
- browsed