178 adjectives to describe staring

The deer may, and probably will look, with a vacant stare, directly at the approaching boat without its curiosity being in the least excited, and then go to feeding again.

"Perhaps," she continued, meeting his blank stare with eyes in which amusement gave place to a look almost apologetic yet utterly kind"perhaps I have more faith in you..." Duchemin bowed his head over hands so tightly knitted that the knuckles were white with strain.

I realized, dimly, that the creature's eyes were looking into mine with a steady, compelling stare.

Well the haughty stare I know With which they'd say, "The man is mad!" "What an impostor's face he had!" "How insolent these beggars grow!" Go to, ye happy people!

She waited hours, sitting in the crowded room, ill from the oppressive air, the fixed stare of the officers, and the sobbing of others like herself waiting a word with the autocrat.

she protested with a vivacity so forced it drew a curious stare even from the empty Le Brun.

" II At the station the head porter received their inquiry for a Bradshaw with a dull stare and a shake of the head.

" "Jesus Christ!" echoed Reginald with a puzzled stare.

After a broad stare of astonishment on her introduction to "Dr. Arkroyd," she took very little notice of Mary; only to Mr. Naylor was she clumsily civil and even rather cringing; it was clear that in him she acknowledged the gentleman.

It is very seldom, said he, that I meet a negro who does not speak to me politely; but this class of whites either pass along without looking up, or cast a half-vacant, rude stare into one's face, without opening their mouths.

But Inspector Chippenfield, with a fierce stare, merely remarked: "And you consented?" "I didn't at first," Hill retorted earnestly, "but when I refused he threatened methreatened that he'd expose me and drag me and my wife and child down to poverty.

" "Yes," answered the girl, looking at the food set before her with a helpless stare.

The next moment there was a sharp cry from Miss Kybird and a bewildered stare from Nugent as something, only comparable to a human cracker, bounced into the shop and commenced to explode before them.

He stood still an instant staring as Joe, going now as hard as he could, caught up with her at last.

Bessie cast about her bright, innocent looks of girlish curiosity, which yet shrank from any chance encounter with the furtive glance or cool stare of admiration.

The sheriff fixed him with a grim stare.

" Rushford looked at him with a little stare.

Do they look like rough uns?" A stir had passed among the cowpunchers and solemn stares of hate transfixed Lawlor, but he went on: "I'm askin' you, do these look rough?" "I should say," answered Bard courteously, "that you have a pretty experienced lot of cattle-men.

So, feeling as he did, Racey stared upon his enemies with a frosty, slit-eyed stare and mentally dared them to come to the scratch.

" It was at this point that Savaroff, who had been regarding us with the half-stupid stare of a man who has newly recovered consciousness, staggered up unsteadily from his chair.

"I lived with Nebraskafor a while," she said, matter-of-factly, giving him a calm stare.

He balanced himself a moment, and stared around him, with that aimless, blinking stare peculiar to a drunken man.

" Sir Hector Trumpler was already on his feet and, after bestowing on the jury a stern hypnotic stare, he plunged into his reply with a really admirable air of conviction and sincerity.

The usual formula gone through upon these occasions is as follows: Citizen approaches the scene of interest, and sees crowds of spectators upon each side; he glances at the workmen, and, after taking stock of both them and the overseer, proceeds to read the opinion of his fellows in their faces, after which he settles down in right earnest with his hands in his pockets for a prolonged stare.

So, feeling as he did, Racey stared upon his enemies with a frosty, slit-eyed stare and mentally dared them to come to the scratch.

178 adjectives to describe  staring