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Meaning of staring contest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.
  2. a confrontation between two parties in which neither side is prepared to back down.

Equivalents

Suomi tuijotuskilpailu
Français concours de regard
日本語 にらめっこ
한국어 눈싸움
Русский гляделки
Tiếng Việt đọ mắt

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

staring spell starjump Stark Stark County Stark effect stark naked

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