Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
stare-back
verb
/steər bæk/
Definition
To return a prolonged, fixed gaze; to react to someone’s stare with a stare of one’s own.
Examples
- Despite the awkwardness, she chose to stare back at him defiantly.
- Instead of looking away, he decided to stare back, challenging the gaze.
- When she caught him staring, she simply stared back without a hint of fear.
Meaning
When someone looks at you for a long time, and you look back at them in the same way, you are said to ‘stare back’.
Synonyms
- return the gaze
- look back
- meet the gaze
