1.
to glare at, to stare down, to fix with a piercing look
To look at someone or something with an intense, hostile, or intimidating gaze. Stronger and more aggressive than simply looking hard at something.
相手を睨みつける。
To glare at the opponent.
先生に睨みつけられて、黙ってしまった。
The teacher glared at me and I fell silent.
猫が窓の外の鳥を睨みつけて動かなかった。
The cat fixed its gaze on the bird outside the window and didn't move.
USAGE:
An intensified form of 睨む (to glare). The ～つける ending adds the nuance of directing the gaze firmly and fixedly at a target. Typically takes the particle を to mark the person or thing being glared at.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 相手を睨みつける: to glare at one's opponent
- じっと睨みつける: to glare fixedly
- 鋭い目で睨みつける: to glare with sharp eyes