Gaze vs. Stare
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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 submissionGazenoun
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.
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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-byGazenoun
a long fixed look;
he fixed his paternal gaze on meStarenoun
A starling.
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Gazeverb
look at with fixed eyes;
The students stared at the teacher with amazementStarenoun
a fixed look with eyes open wide
Stareverb
look at with fixed eyes;
The students stared at the teacher with amazementStareverb
fixate one's eyes;
The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly
