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Stare down   /stɛr daʊn/   Listen
Stare down

verb
1.
Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring.  Synonyms: outface, outstare.






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"Stare down" Quotes from Famous Books



... walking towards me around the edge of the crater, and halting every now and then to stare down at my boat. He might be a friend, or he might be a foe; but anyway it was not for me, in my condition, to choose which, so I waited for him to come up. And first I saw that he carried a spear, and wore a pair of wide dirty-white trousers and a short coat ...
— The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch



Words linked to "Stare down" :   gaze, stare, outstare



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