Jun 23, 2016 · "Starring" is the form used for gerunds and present participles. Those are non-finite verb forms. They do not create predicates. This film stars Dustin Hoffman. a film starring Dustin Hoffman …

Sep 4, 2016 · For starters (no pun intended), verb forms of to star include: (he) starred, (he is) starring, (he) stars, (they) star. The Terminal is star r ed by Tom Hanks. is the correct sentence. …

Dec 9, 2019 · We would never use to start in this context. You can say "I could see her eyes start to tear up", and there is no great difference in meaning between that and "starting to" except that -ing …

Apr 26, 2020 · A good example of this in TV and movies. The featured cast are the main stars. Sometimes a difference between "starring" and "featuring" is drawn to emphasise one or two big …

Jun 3, 2022 · stare down the barrel of a gun is the parent idiom. It refers to literally staring down the opening of a gun, and thus to have the gun pointed directly at the speaker, usually from close range, …

Feb 9, 2020 · Starring, Joaquin Phoenix, with incredible acting that makes it hard for the audience to difference himself from the actual characters. It is wrong on several levels, but I'm mainly interested …

Jun 2, 2013 · I got this answer from an old tome, distinction between words by john trusler. "Both stare and gaze means to fix both eyes upon an object, intently, earnestly with wonder. Staring implies …

Dec 1, 2018 · This is a conversation from the movie The Game (1997) (starting from about 11:00) starring Michael Douglas. Urban Dictionary suggests a spanking machine is when it is a child's …

Jun 5, 2021 · There is "Mary Reilly" in the movies starring Julia Roberts. Its preface says ─── "We are somewhere in England in the 19th century. A Pretty housemaid works in a nice …

From Learner's Dictionary: Everybody vs Everyone Both of these words mean "every person," and in dictionaries, the meaning of everyone is often given as everybody, and vice versa. However, it's …