as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby
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Recent Examples of gawk
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
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
All around the world, train trips allow travelers to see the tulip fields at their peak in late April or gawk at the wildflowers through the Grand Canyon before the summer crowds (and temperatures) arrive.
—Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
All around the world, train trips allow travelers to see the tulip fields at their peak in late April or gawk at the wildflowers through the Grand Canyon before the summer crowds (and temperatures) arrive.
—Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawk
Noun
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The first night, the characters are menaced by a bald hulk in overalls, wearing a clown mask with the mouth area (including his teeth) smashed in.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Because the park was damaged and is surrounded by the hulks of once-beloved homes.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The goal was to execute highly choreographed, ultra-precise movements, all while staring directly at the audience.—
Andrew Lampert,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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At school the next day, he was treated as an art piece, in which his classmates stopped and stared.—
Akili King,
Essence,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In busting the thing up to rebuild it, Holmes and Ellis have drained away much of the smart, replacing it with hard nudges to the ribs, tedious hat tips to contemporary sensibilities, and unnecessary lumps of earnest character biography.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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As Chauncey Billups took his lumps throughout his first three seasons as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, those behind the scenes saw more than a massive number of losses.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nuggets and Clippers players gazed up at the jumbotron together and tried to litigate the nanoseconds.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2025
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During his four-year interregnum at Mar-a-Lago, Trump gazed down the fairways and concluded that Joe Biden was too diminished to win again.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Seek legal advice and detach emotionally from this creep.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Phillips is far from a seedy creep who draws the ire of everyone around him.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Of course, plenty of pet owners opt for mutts or, in recent years, designer crossbreeds like the labradoodle.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dogs are welcome whether purebred or mutt, mastiff or Chihuahua.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The winner takes all and the losers are driven to lose their humanity.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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When policymakers’ ambition to pass big tax cuts collides with the need to limit the cost, the inevitable loser is simplicity.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Gawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawk. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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