"stare like a stuck pig" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stares like a stuck pig [present, singular, third-person], staring like a stuck pig [participle, present], stared like a stuck pig [participle, past], stared like a stuck pig [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=stare like a stuck pig}} stare like a stuck pig (third-person singular simple present stares like a stuck pig, present participle staring like a stuck pig, simple past and past participle stared like a stuck pig)
  1. (simile) To be dumbstruck.
    Sense id: en-stare_like_a_stuck_pig-en-verb-RqGlpe3F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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