Download the app
educalingo
Search
I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.
Rod Taylor

Meaning of "starring role" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF STARRING ROLE

starring role  [ˈstɑːrɪŋ rəʊl] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STARRING ROLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Starring role is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STARRING ROLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of starring role in the English dictionary

The definition of starring role in the dictionary is a main role; the main role.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STARRING ROLE


casserole
ˈkæsəˌrəʊl
control
kənˈtrəʊl
drole
drəʊl
parole
pəˈrəʊl
patrol
pəˈtrəʊl
payroll
ˈpeɪˌrəʊl
rock-and-roll
ˌrɒkənˈrəʊl
role
rəʊl
roll
rəʊl
scroll
skrəʊl
stroll
strəʊl
Tirol
tɪˈrəʊl
troll
trəʊl
Tyrol
tɪˈrəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STARRING ROLE

starnose
starosta
starosty
Starr
starred
starrier
starriest
starrily
starriness
starring
starry
starry ray
starry-eyed
Stars and Bars
Stars and Stripes
starshine
starship
starspot
starstone
starstruck

WORDS THAT END LIKE STARRING ROLE

banderole
barcarole
board of parole
controle
escarole
fumarole
gender role
leading role
multirole
on parole
profiterole
prole
pyrrole
rigamarole
rigmarole
safrole
speaking role
supporting role
tetrapyrrole
title role

Synonyms and antonyms of starring role in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «starring role» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF STARRING ROLE

Find out the translation of starring role to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of starring role from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «starring role» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主演
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papel protagonista
570 millions of speakers

English

starring role
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूमिका अभिनीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دور البطولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

главная роль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papel principal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূমিকা চরিত্রে অভিনয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rôle principal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membintangi peranan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptrolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主役
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역할을 주연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbintangi peran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vai trò diễn viên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாத்திரத்தில் நடித்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूमिका असलेली भूमिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başrol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ruolo da protagonista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

główną rolę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

головна роль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rol principal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με πρωταγωνιστή ρόλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofrol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvudrollen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hovedrolle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of starring role

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STARRING ROLE»

The term «starring role» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.348 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
81
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «starring role» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of starring role
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «starring role».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STARRING ROLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «starring role» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «starring role» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about starring role

EXAMPLES

7 QUOTES WITH «STARRING ROLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word starring role.
1
Barbara Mandrell
I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
2
Martine McCutcheon
Any actress will tell you, when you've been given a starring role in the initial run of a show, you want to be getting the standing ovations every night, not just on review night.
3
Christopher McQuarrie
There is no 'Top Gun 2' in which Maverick is not the starring role.
4
Luke Perry
It was a fun film. I had a great time doing it. I was looking for a role just like that for my first movie role. I didn't want to have a starring role, because I wanted a chance to learn. I didn't want the whole thing riding on me.
5
Anthony Quinn
And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role.
6
Lisa Scottoline
But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role.
7
Rod Taylor
I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STARRING ROLE»

Discover the use of starring role in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to starring role and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your Starring Role
Your Starring Role is a quick and easy must-read which provides a blueprint for those who desire to improve upon their leadership success in the nonprofit world. This book challenges the status quo of leadership.
Judi Ver Hoef, 2012
2
Starring Tracy Beaker
Tracy Beaker is back . . . and she's just desperate for a role in her school play.
Jacqueline Wilson, 2008
3
All You Need to Know About the Movie and TV Business
One actor's guest-starring role is another actor's co-starring role. A featured role, for example, is the role of the waitress who comes over to the table and asks, " May I take your order?" This term refers to a small speaking role. Sometimes actors ...
Gail Resnik, 1996
4
Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman
Slim Carter (1957) (as Slim Carter, aka Hughie Mack) starring role The Last ofthe Fast Guns (1958) (as Brad Ellison) starring role A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) (Immerman) Money, Women, and Guns (1958) (as Silver Ward Hogan) ...
Gene Freese, 2013
5
Annabel's Starring Role
Auditions for the Christmas play are coming up and Annabel is desperate to play Cinderella, but the competition's fierce, and the triplets' hated rival, Amy Mannering, also wants the part. then disaster strikes!
Holly Webb, 2004
6
Starring Me
Will seventeen-year-old Kara have to give up her acting dream when she learns that her audition for a television variety show starring a big-time teen celebrity hinges on her relationship with God?
Krista McGee, 2012
7
Starring in Your Own Life: Reveal Your Hidden Star Quality ...
Exactly how do you want your Act III to play out when you have succeeded in your starring role? Using the worksheet labeled Star Act III, write down a climactic scene of this joyful act. Think about what would be included in the peak scene of  ...
Lena Nozizwe, 2002
8
Models Move on: The Starring Role
YA. A model gets a part playing a model in a soapie. She soon finds that the glitz and glamour aren't all they're cracked up to be. 11 yrs+
Chloë Rayban, 1998
9
Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors
He co-starred in the short-lived Western, The Dako- tas (1963), followed shortly by a second co-starring role as an over-the-hill gunfighter in Temple Houston ( 1963-1964). His most recent television series was a non- Western titled Easy Street ...
Gary A. Yoggy, 1998
10
New Faces on TV.
While not exactly a newcomer on TV this season, actor Donald Faison is more popular than ever before thanks to his starring role on the new NBC sitcom " Scrubs," a half-hour comedy about medical interns who work at a hospital crammed ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STARRING ROLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term starring role is used in the context of the following news items.
1
See Dolly Parton Surprise Child Actress With 'Coat' Starring Role
Casting for Coat of Many Colors, a made-for-TV movie about Dolly Parton's upbringing in East Tennessee, is in full swing, with seven-year-old actress Alyvia ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
2
Jimmy Garoppolo steps into starring role for Patriots
Similarly, we have to wonder how Jimmy G is handling his bigger role, and the knowledge that each snap now smacks with urgency. When asked about these ... «ESPN, May 15»
3
CN Tower plays a starring role in logo for 2016 NBA all-star game in …
The iconic structure that dominates Toronto's skyline plays a starring role in the 2016 NBA all-star logo unveiled Wednesday at the CN Tower. The words ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
4
The Way to a Good Lawn Party: Let Nature Take a Starring Role
As spring turns to summer, a festive lawn party can be the ideal way to mark the season. “For me, a lawn party is really just a simple expression,” says Michael ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
5
How cosmetics took a starring role in Hollywood
Product placement might be a mainstay in Hollywood, but what about the use of cosmetics – in particular Guerlain and Maybelline – as narrative devices or ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
UPDATED: HS2 bid teams see European contracting giants take …
UPDATED: HS2 bid teams see European contracting giants take starring role. 13 May, 2015 | Updated: 15 May, 2015 7:41 am | By Mark Hansford. European ... «New Civil Engineer, May 15»
7
Single gun plays a starring role in closing arguments: DiManno
Single gun plays a starring role in closing arguments: DiManno. The 9mm pistol that was both exhibit and prop in the closing arguments at the trial of Mark ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
8
Movistar giving its support riders a starring role in Giro
Jesus Herrada is one of three Movistar riders who will shoot for a top-10 GC placing in the Giro. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com. Defending champion ... «velonews.competitor.com, May 15»
9
Ontario Premier Wynne may have a starring role in federal election
Miriam Ali operates a daycare centre in Mississauga that caters to the children of new Canadians from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. The parents of these ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
10
WATCH: Netanyahu gets a starring role in Obama's White House …
WATCH: Netanyahu gets a starring role in Obama's White House dinner zingers. U.S. president pokes fun at political rivals, the press and himself at annual ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Starring role [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/starring-role>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z