What does astare mean?
Astare means Staring; amazed..
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/əˈstɛɚ/ · adverb
Staring; amazed..
One stiff blind horse, his every bone a-stare, / Stood stupefied,
passing the long college all astare with windows
A flashlight: Hugh Barton and his bride limply astare—frightened;
[…] the Man of the House and his wife greeted us, their children astare with wondering eyes.
Use astare when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Astare means Staring; amazed..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One stiff blind horse, his every bone a-stare, / Stood stupefied,
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