present participle of stare

The act of one who stares.

Shining; vivid, garish. / Looking fixedly with wide-open eyes. / (obsolete) Sensational, lurid.

present participle and gerund of startle

Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

A startle; a sudden motion or shock.

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

(Britain, vulgar, slang) The anus.

Small fragments of dust-like material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.

Alternative form of jump-start