see stars (English, verb)
expansion: see stars (third-person singular simple present sees stars, present participle seeing stars, simple past saw stars, past participle seen stars)
Senses:
glosses: To experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To be reeling immediately after a sudden misfortune analogous to a blow.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: sees stars
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: seeing stars
tags: participle
present
form: saw stars
tags: past
form: seen stars
tags: participle
past