Gaze vs. Stare

Gaze vs. Stare — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Gaze and Stare

Gazeverb

(intransitive) To stare intently or earnestly.

They gazed at the stars for hours.In fact, for Antonioni this gazing is probably the most fundamental of all cognitive activities ... (from [http://www.italian.ucla.edu/people/faculty/harrison/Essays/Antonioni.htm Thinking in the Absence of Image])

Stareverb

To look fixedly (at something).

Gazeverb

To stare at.

Stareverb

(transitive) To influence in some way by looking fixedly.

to stare a timid person into submission

Gazenoun

A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.

Stareverb

(intransitive) To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.

staring windows or colours
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Gazenoun

(archaic) The object gazed on.

Stareverb

To stand out; to project; to bristle.

Gazenoun

In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.

Starenoun

A persistent gaze.

the stares of astonished passers-by

Gazenoun

a long fixed look;

he fixed his paternal gaze on me

Starenoun

A starling.

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Gazeverb

look at with fixed eyes;

The students stared at the teacher with amazement

Starenoun

a fixed look with eyes open wide

Stareverb

look at with fixed eyes;

The students stared at the teacher with amazement

Stareverb

fixate one's eyes;

The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly