gawking
present participle ofgawk
gawk
verb[I]
informaluk/ɡɔːk/us/ɡɑːk/(UKalsogawp)tolookat something or someone in astupidorrudeway:
Don'tsitthere gawking like that - give me ahand!
They juststoodthere gawkingatme.
Synonym
gape
Compare
goggleinformal
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- fix
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
Examplesofgawking
gawking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They allow the latter to venture into a hyper-public sphere where household dependants couple their economic quests with gossip,gawking, gambling, games and public displays.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From the syrupy opening bass line, to the sincere guitar work and thegawkinglyrics, the immense closing song on their debut best represents the band.
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