stare at the wall

verb

To be bored and idle.

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Meanings

verbstare at the wall (third-person singular simple present stares at the wall, present participle staring at the wall, simple past and past participle stared at the wall)

present singular third person stares at the wall · participle present staring at the wall · participle past stared at the wall · past stared at the wall

  1. To be bored and idle.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stare, wall.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
be bored

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 发愣, 发呆
  • 发愣 (fālèng)to be bored and idle
  • 发呆 (fādāi)to be bored and idle
Czech zírat do zdi, čumět do zdi
  • zírat do zdito be bored and idle
  • čumět do zdito be bored and idle
Finnish syljeksiä kattoon
  • syljeksiä kattoonto be bored and idle
German an die Wand starren
  • an die Wand starrento be bored and idle
Portuguese pensar na morte da bezerra
  • pensar na morte da bezerrato be bored and idle
Russian би́ть баклу́ши
  • би́ть баклу́ши (bítʹ baklúši)to be bored and idle
Spanish pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo
  • pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejoto be bored and idle
Cite this entry
APA

stare at the wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stare%20at%20the%20wall

MLA

“stare at the wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stare%20at%20the%20wall. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stare at the wall,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stare%20at%20the%20wall.

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