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Noun
thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better
Verb
a crowd of gawking tourists
couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby
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John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.
—Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Bystanders gathered and gawked as the creek steadily swelled, while tree trunks, branches and other debris piled up under one of the creek’s bridges.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.
—Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Verb
There are plenty of examples along Route 66 of people putting history behind plexiglass and charging tourists for the opportunity to gawk.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Bystanders gathered and gawked as the creek steadily swelled, while tree trunks, branches and other debris piled up under one of the creek’s bridges.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Gawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawk. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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