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noun

ˈgȯk How to pronounce gawk (audio)
Definition of gawknext
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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gawk

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verb

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
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
Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The walk to the stadium is a mile or so along the Alaskan Way, where restaurants like the Crab Pot are opening up, but everyone is gawking at the street spectacle. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gawk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawk
  1. hulk
  2. stare
  3. lump
  4. gaze
  5. stupid
  6. moron
  7. creep
  8. mutt
Noun
  • In the film, Russell wants a hulk of a man but doesn’t care about money, while Monroe transparently is looking for a man who can fuel her desire for diamonds.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
Definition of hulk
Verb
  • Inside the latest post-loss clubhouse, multiple players sat at their lockers in silence, staring at their phones or blankly ahead.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • This paragon of patience is staring at an uncertain future and wearing thin.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of stare
Noun
  • The winning appetizer, though, was the aesthetically humble but nonetheless delicious jumbo lump crab cake, a mustardy affair crowned with pickled radish.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Battered metal is as crucial to his kit as conventional drum sounds, and even his tonal elements feel as malleable as wrung-out sponges or wet lumps of clay.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of lump
Verb
  • If the weather cooperates, the possibilities are endless — hiking, surfing, sunbathing, strolling, gazing at the stars in the sky.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026
  • Shimmering Marinas Oh, to be on the coast of France, gazing into the ocean.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of gaze
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • This comes as some Windows users have pushed back on the AI creep in Windows; Microsoft even removed Copilot from some less useful locations in Windows 11 in April.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
  • Hathaway, in her third collaboration with Nolan, is cunning but weary, while Pattinson is just a fantastic creep.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of creep
Noun
  • My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
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