"starring" in the verb sense
1. star
feature as the star
"The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
2. star
be the star in a performance
3. star, asterisk
mark with an asterisk
"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
"starring" in the adjective sense
1. leading, prima, star, starring, stellar
indicating the most important performer or role
"the leading man"
"prima ballerina"
"prima donna"
"a star figure skater"
"the starring role"
"a stellar role"
"a stellar performance"
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