Close and Staring

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Staring and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Staring" instead an adjective "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Staring adjective - (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder.

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Close and staring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Staring".

Nearby Words: stare, stared

Jane Porter: [gets extremely close to Professor Porter] He was this close to me, daddy, just staring at me!

Source: No Sense of Personal Space
She ends the conversation by staring at his face at a quite close distance to make sure there are no "irregularities" and he has the option of staring back (or blowing in her face).

Source: Video Game / Devil Survivor 2
After staring at the picture for about thirty seconds, a black and white close-up photo of a screaming woman with dark spots instead of eyes in the eye sockets briefly pops up and screams.

Source: Screamer Prank

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