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Definition of "outstare" [out•stare]

  • To overcome by or as if by staring; stare down. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outstare" in a sentence
  • "Oh - and she teases the bunny rabbit there too .. no pawing, just sitting there, trying to outstare a rabbit that would (and could) probably kill her at a moments notice."
  • "Hard men try to outstare each other, to find out who's the hardest."
  • "They each gave a man-growl indicating their approval, then Johnny tried to outstare Menessos."
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