eyerape
eyerape noun: an intense and unremitting stare.
Noun
eyerape (countable and uncountable, plural eyerapes)
- An intense and unremitting stare.
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- Something that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly flashing image.
Verb
eyerape (third-person singular simple present eyerapes, present participle eyeraping, simple past and past participle eyeraped)
- To stare intensely and unremittingly at someone.
Forms of eyerape
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | eyerapes |
| alternative form | eye-rape |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | eyerapes |
| present participle | eyeraping |
| past participle | eyeraped |
| past | eyeraped |
Origin of eyerape
From eye + rape. The second noun sense metaphorically refers to an unwanted assault on a person’s eyes.
Questions about eyerape
- What does eyerape mean?
- Eyerape means an intense and unremitting stare.
- What part of speech is eyerape?
- Eyerape can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of eyerape?
- The plural of eyerape is eyerapes.
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