Synonyms
Examples of gawk in a Sentence
Noun
thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better
Verb
a crowd of gawking tourists
couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby
Recent Examples on the Web
John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.
—Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
People in the tavern gawk as Jamie interrogates his aunt, accusing her of purchasing a shop for Fergus to print propaganda.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2022
With its cool look and flashy two-tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
People take deep breaths to inhale fresh air, gawk at the wildlife and rock climb.
—NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021
This is pretty typical of my Chicago unrealistic gawk-searching.
—Rebecca Makkai, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2021
The reader doesn’t gawk at her tragedy and resilience.
—Karen Valby, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
Even in the drowsy predawn morning, onlookers stopped to gawk.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Perhaps humans are just wired this way—to gawk and gossip.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
But not everyone believes the upcoming eclipse is something that should be gawked at.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
More than a dozen onlookers gawked from the beach and others watched from the pier as the bizarre situation continued to unfold.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
We are sent to Namibia (where Pepe’s parents hailed from) in the 1970s with a busload of gawking German tourists on a safari tour.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Last month, Dulles installed Paules’s creation in its terminal, and visitors have been gawking at it ever since, said Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority vice president and Dulles Airport manager Richard Golinowski.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Outside of the game, the couple spent time exploring downtown Detroit: buying Lions gear at the Fanatic U shop, gawking at the bizarre closeness of the Canadian border and watching the Pistons surprisingly conquer the Chicago Bulls.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
The not-famous attendees walk a far less noticeable carpet path and are urged (often) to move into the theater and stop gawking.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
Noun
The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.
—Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
People in the tavern gawk as Jamie interrogates his aunt, accusing her of purchasing a shop for Fergus to print propaganda.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2022
With its cool look and flashy two-tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021
People take deep breaths to inhale fresh air, gawk at the wildlife and rock climb.
—NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021
This is pretty typical of my Chicago unrealistic gawk-searching.
—Rebecca Makkai, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2021
The reader doesn’t gawk at her tragedy and resilience.
—Karen Valby, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
Even in the drowsy predawn morning, onlookers stopped to gawk.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
Verb
Unlike the ominous dark attraction, the house features plenty of spaces to gawk at the surrounding nature, like a heavily windowed sunroom looking onto the property.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Perhaps humans are just wired this way—to gawk and gossip.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
But not everyone believes the upcoming eclipse is something that should be gawked at.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
More than a dozen onlookers gawked from the beach and others watched from the pier as the bizarre situation continued to unfold.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
We are sent to Namibia (where Pepe’s parents hailed from) in the 1970s with a busload of gawking German tourists on a safari tour.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Last month, Dulles installed Paules’s creation in its terminal, and visitors have been gawking at it ever since, said Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority vice president and Dulles Airport manager Richard Golinowski.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Outside of the game, the couple spent time exploring downtown Detroit: buying Lions gear at the Fanatic U shop, gawking at the bizarre closeness of the Canadian border and watching the Pistons surprisingly conquer the Chicago Bulls.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
The not-famous attendees walk a far less noticeable carpet path and are urged (often) to move into the theater and stop gawking.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Gawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawk. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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