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rubbernecking

verb , present participle of rubberneck

Synonyms and Antonyms of rubbernecking

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident

Synonyms of rubbernecking

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

Words Related to rubbernecking

glaring, gloating, glowering

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

leering, ogling

perusing, poring (over), studying

outfacing, outstaring, staring down

Near Antonyms of rubbernecking

glancing, glimpsing, peeking, peeping

browsing, dipping (into), scanning

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