The phrase "worth staring" is not correct and usable in written English.
Instead, the phrase "worth staring at" is used instead to express that something is of value or significance. For example, "The painting was worth staring at for hours."
My own projected nadir, for what it is worth, would be staring into the abyss of recently diagnosed dementia; the relief of knowing that a legally prescribed magic bottle was snuggled safely to hand would be matched only by the hope that I would know the exact moment when all the stalling medication had done its best and it was time for the big swallow.
Still, the novelty made it worth the $90, and staring out, not in, at ocean life, was refreshing, too, like an aquarium visit in reverse.
So it seems that all those hours spent staring at strangers was worth it.
At home, computers deceive us into believing that we are coming together to watch box sets, when the act of passively staring at a rectangle's worth of entertainment can leave us disconnected and emotionally drained.
Whether you're pro or con boils down to this: over 30, "no food on Earth is worth waiting in line for unless I'm staring starvation in the face"; under 30, "I might get lucky in the queue".
The whole fish is worth it, if you can stomach a grumpy fish face staring at you, but the real stunners are the vegetable sides.
People like me had to settle for a simple one day pass while staring at the screen wondering if this was all truly worth it.
"He felt bad" — that's usually about as far as I can process things when I'm hungover, staring at the wall and wondering if a glass of water is worth the effort.
A whole summer of work and staring out of the window wishing it wasn't hot and sunny was worth it for that.
