gawks 1 of 2

noun

plural of gawk
as in hulks
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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gawks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gawk
as in stares
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 Synonyms for gawks
  1. hulks
  2. stares
  3. lumps
  4. gazes
  5. idiots
  6. losers
  7. morons
  8. creeps
Noun
  • Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hulks
Verb
  • While Jon Moxley stares Ospreay down, Daniel Garcia speaks up and gets hit by Ospreay.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Late July once again stares back from the calendar’s final line.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of stares
Noun
  • 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
  • This uses information from other Mercedes vehicles driving ahead, sent through the Cloud, to adjust the suspension to better absorb lumps and bumps.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
Definition of lumps
Verb
  • The chic solarium vibe is enhanced by the showstopping steel-and-glass roof that gazes up to five floors of apartments with baby-blue shutters.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
  • In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke.
    — Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of gazes
Noun
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • The quarterfinal winners will secure automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup, while the losers will face off in a final set of matches to determine which two teams advance to FIFA’s intercontinental playoff next year.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The winners and losers of that sort of shift remain to be seen.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Edging When lawn grass creeps into flower beds, a deep, crisp edge helps, according to Ulanoski.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cristobal wants to make sure none of that outside noise creeps in as Miami navigates through its campaign.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of creeps
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