gawk

²gawk

verb

Definition of GAWK

intransitive verb

: to gape or stare stupidly

— gawk·er noun

Examples of GAWK

1. a crowd of gawking tourists
2. <couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby>

Origin of GAWK

perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare

First Known Use: 1785

Related to GAWK

Synonyms: blink, gape, gawp [chiefly British], gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare

Related Words: glare, gloat, glower; consider, eye, fixate, observe, regard, watch; leer, ogle; peruse, pore (over), study; outface, outstare, stare down

Near Antonyms: glance, glimpse, peek, peep; browse, dip (into), scan; wink (at)

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