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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -irən

Noun

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stieren

  1. plural of stier

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From the verbalization of Stier (bull), due to the stare of a bull, from Middle High German stier (bull), from Old High German stior (bull, calf of a bull). From Proto-Germanic *steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros.

    Verb

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    stieren (weak, third-person singular present stiert, past tense stierte, past participle gestiert, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive) to stare at
      Synonyms: anstarren, starren
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    Further reading

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    • stieren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • stieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • stieren” in Duden online
    • stieren” in OpenThesaurus.de

    Etymology 2

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      From Middle High German stüren, stürn. Related to stören. Compare Bavarian stierln.

      Alternative forms

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      Verb

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      stieren (weak, third-person singular present stiert, past tense stierte, past participle gestiert, auxiliary haben)

      1. (Austria, Bavaria) to poke around, to search about
        Synonyms: herumstochern, herumstöbern
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