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gawk

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gawk  (gôk)
n.
An awkward, loutish person; an oaf.
intr.v. gawked, gawk·ing, gawks
To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.

[Perhaps alteration (influenced by gawk hand, left hand) of obsolete gaw, to gape, from Middle English gawen, from Old Norse g, to heed.]

gawker n.

gawk [gɔːk]
n
a clumsy stupid person; lout
vb
(intr) to stare in a stupid way; gape
[from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gawkgawk - an awkward stupid person            
clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
Verb1.gawk - look with amazement; look stupidly
look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

gawk
verb stare, gape, goggle, ogle, gawp (slang), gaze open-mouthed He continued to gawk at her and didn't answer.
Translations
gawk [gɔːk]
A. Npapamoscas mf inv
B. VImirar boquiabierto
to gawk atmirar boquiabierto
he stood there gawking at herquedó boquiabierto mirándola
gawk [ˈgɔːk] vi (= stare) → rester bouche bée
to gawk at sb/sth → regarder qn/qch bouche bée
gawk (inf)
nSchlaks m (inf)
vi = gawp
gawk [gɔːk] vi (fam) to gawk atrestare a bocca aperta davanti a
gawk [gɔːk] vi (fam) to gawk atrestare a bocca aperta davanti a


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On the 1st August he sold the buggy and bought the remains of an old sulky--said he just wanted to see those green Tennesseans stare and gawk when they saw him come a-ripping along in a sulky--didn't believe they'd ever heard of a sulky in their lives.
Sandy said there would be a monument put up there, where Moses and Esau had stood, with the date and circumstances, and all about the whole business, and travellers would come for thousands of years and gawk at it, and climb over it, and scribble their names on it.
 
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