Either Gapes or Gawks would be a single word for the phrase "stares stupidly."
A homophone for the word "stares" is "stairs." These two words sound the same but have different meanings.
Taking a pratfall down the stairs brought me many stares.
A word called propitiatory
calm down
Stares
He probably fancies you.girls have good enstincts about these things Trust them
insult
oscillation
descend
abdicate
decreasing