Starring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feature as the star

be the star in a performance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɑːɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɑːɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ/.

Examples

The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
Linguists star unacceptable sentences
the leading man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stellar leading star prima asterisk

Parts of Speech

verb	feature as the star “The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man”
verb	be the star in a performance
verb	mark with an asterisk “Linguists star unacceptable sentences”
adjective	indicating the most important performer or role “the leading man”

Word Forms

star	noun	a performer who receives prominent billing
asterisk	noun	a star-shaped character * used in printing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mit

als Star fungieren

🇫🇷French

mettant en vedette

figurer comme la star

🇪🇸Spanish

protagonizada

característica como la estrella

🇮🇹Italian

protagonista

caratteristica come stella

🇳🇱Dutch

met in de hoofdrol

optreden als ster

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrelando

aparece como estrela

🇷🇺Russian

в главных ролях

роль звезды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिनीत

स्टार के रूप में विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিনয়

তারকা হিসাবে বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

நடித்தார்

நட்சத்திரமாக அம்சம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నటించారు

స్టార్‌గా ఫీచర్

🇮🇳Marathi

तारांकित

तारा म्हणून वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભિનિત

સ્ટાર તરીકે લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರದಂತೆ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനയിക്കുന്നു

നക്ഷത്രം എന്ന സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਾਰਿੰਗ

ਸਟਾਰ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداکاری

ستارہ کے طور پر خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

主演

作为明星

🇯🇵Japanese

主演

スターとしての特徴

🇰🇷Korean

주연

스타로 등장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đóng vai chính

đặc điểm như ngôi sao

🇹🇭Thai

นำแสดงโดย

มีลักษณะเป็นดาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

dibintangi

fitur sebagai bintang

🇵🇭Filipino

pinagbibidahan

tampok bilang bituin

🇲🇾Malay

membintangi

ciri sebagai bintang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بطولة

ميزة كالنجم

🇮🇷Persian

ستاره دار

به عنوان ستاره

🇹🇷Turkish

başrolde

yıldız olarak özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

מככב

תכונה ככוכב

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