noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
staring contest; staring game
A children's game where two people stare at each other; the first to laugh or look away loses.
子供たちがにらめっこをして遊んでいる。
The children are playing a staring contest.
にらめっこで笑ったら
If you laugh during the staring contest, you lose.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
staring at something; gazing fixedly
Used figuratively for staring at something for a long time, often with a sense of being locked in a silent battle with the object.
締め切り前は、一日中パソコンとにらめっこだ。
Before the deadline, I spend all day staring at the computer screen.
時計とにらめっこしながら電車を待った。
I waited for the train while constantly glancing at the clock.