different between staring vs shikiri

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st?????/
• Rhymes: -?????

Verb

staring

1. present participle of stare

Noun

staring (plural starings)

1. The act of one who stares.
   • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

     Then the bewilderingness of the old starings of the solitary old man and old woman, by the cracked hearth-stone of the desolate old house, in the desolate, round, open space […]

Adjective

staring (comparative more staring, superlative most staring)

1. Shining; vivid, garish. [from 14th c.]
2. Looking fixedly with wide-open eyes. [from 15th c.]
3. (obsolete) Sensational, lurid. [18th–19th c.]
   • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.vi.8:

     “I fear, with regard to the world in general, she is utterly incorrigible, because it has neither pleasure nor advantage to offer, that can compensate for the deprivation of relating one staring story, or ridiculous anecdote.”

Anagrams

• Garstin, Gartins, gastrin, gratins, ratings, tarings, tringas

English

Etymology

From Japanese [Term?].

Noun

shikiri

1. (sumo) the preparation time before a sumo bout during which the rikishi try to gain a psychological advantage by intense staring (niramiai) and when salt is ceremonially thrown (kiyome-jio)

Derived terms

• shikiri-sen

Anagrams

• rikishi