1. past tense of outstare; to stare at someone longer or more intensely than they stare back, causing them to look away first

Examples

• She outstared her opponent during the tense negotiation.
• The cat outstared the dog until it retreated.
• He tried to intimidate me, but I outstared him completely.
• The teacher outstared the disruptive student into silence.
• Despite feeling nervous, she outstared the bully.
• The hawk outstared its prey before swooping down.