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"Gaze at" vs "stare at"



 
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"Gaze at" vs "stare at" #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 27, 2007 16:52 pm   "Gaze at" vs "stare at"		  
Hi there,

Is it ok to use Gaze at and stare at ,interchangably in the same context as in:
He gazed at me in disbelief
He stared at me in disbelief
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Gaze at /stare at #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:11 am   Gaze at /stare at		  
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'Gazing' is more gentle and relaxed than 'staring', which is filled with pent-up emotion. 'Stare' works much better in your sentence.
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