Definition of gawk
: a clumsy stupid person : lout
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Examples of gawk in a Sentence
thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better
Recent Examples of gawk from the Web
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Auto tourists could temporarily stop, gawk and shop at a towering dinosaur, giant sombrero or the world’s largest cheese wheel.
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McM sold its beets to sugar companies that supplied candy makers Hershey Co. and Mars Inc. During harvest, locals pulled over to gawk at the farm’s machines clawing beets from the soil, at work around the clock.
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But almost everyone can walk — and gawk — at the homes along its shores.
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The park offers few amenities: no restaurants, no shade and nothing much to do except gawk at deserted arenas.
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The park offers few amenities: no restaurants, no shade and nothing much to do except gawk at deserted arenas.
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Gawk at 30 million dollars up close, redesign the nation’s currency, check out historical currency and more.
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Every time Mr. DiMola opens his garage doors, passers-by gawk at the explosion of artifacts in his shop.
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All over town, city leaders and the curious ran out moments after the tornado to assess damage or just gawk.
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Origin and Etymology of gawk
probably from English dialect gawk left-handed
gawk Synonyms
Synonyms
clod, clodhopper, hulk, lout, lubber, lug, lump, Neanderthal, oaf;
Related Words
airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, dimwit, dolt, dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, galoot [slang], goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, moron, nincompoop, ninny, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, schnook [slang], simpleton, thickhead, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo;
boor, brute, cad, churl, clown, creep, cur, heel, louse, skunk, snake, stinker;
Examples of gawk in a Sentence
a crowd of gawking tourists
couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby
Recent Examples of gawk from the Web
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Instagram is no longer just an app for gawking at photos of hotel rooms and their views.
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The long, rectangular lounge is one long bar on the right, dance floor on the left, and some chairs and tables for those who want to sit and gawk.
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Restaurants marketing themselves as powered by robots or automation have grabbed attention from gawking first-time customers in recent years, but haven't usually lived up to the hype.
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Several police vehicles were parked in the cul-de-sac as news crews and gawking neighbors stood across the street.
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Already, tourists visiting Stonehenge and Salisbury’s 13th-century cathedral have gawked at crime-scene tape surrounding a series of sites that the two Russians visited on the day they were found collapsed on a bench beside the Avon River.
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Bell has numerous prior convictions and was on probation for gawking at a woman over a stall door at a department store bathroom in Kalamazoo County.
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He's visited more than 100 prisons—including notorious facilities like San Quentin State Prison in California, the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, and Sing Sing Prison in New York—always arriving at night to gawk at the glow.
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To continue reading this story, TRY IT NOW Teens and youngsters gawked.
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Origin and Etymology of gawk
perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare
gawk Synonyms
GAWK Defined for English Language Learners
gawk
Definition of gawk for English Language Learners
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: to stare at someone or something in a rude or stupid way
GAWK Defined for Kids
verb
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ˈgȯk
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Definition of gawk for Students
gawked;
gawking
: to stare stupidly
- She stood there gawking at the celebrities.
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