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gawking

verb , present participle of gawk

Synonyms and Antonyms of gawking

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby

Synonyms of gawking

blinking, gaping, gawping [chiefly British], gazing, goggling, peering, rubbernecking, staring

Words Related to gawking

glaring, gloating, glowering

considering, eyeing (or eying), fixating, observing, regarding, watching

leering, ogling

perusing, poring (over), studying

outfacing, outstaring, staring down

Near Antonyms of gawking

glancing, glimpsing, peeking, peeping

browsing, dipping (into), scanning

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