じーっと
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Meanings
Adverb
Suru verb
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still (Onomatopoeia, Usually kana, じーっと is more emphatic)
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think) (Usually kana)
3. patiently (endure); stoically (Usually kana)
4. firmly (e.g. hold); restrained (Usually kana)
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Examples79
Tell me. I'm all ears.
It's impolite to stare at people.
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
We ate with chopsticks in restrained silence.
Bob brooded on the matter.
I mused on the meaning of his painting.