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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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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Nor do the gawking passers-by, whom Annette never acknowledges.
—Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Here, the blurring is visual: Sometimes Leonard floats into the past looking like Gere, who wears the character without a shred of self-protection as the lens gawks at his raw skin.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
Verb
Passersby gawked and pulled their phones out to take pictures, leading a deputy to warn that anyone snapping photos would have their devices confiscated and searched.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Nor do the gawking passers-by, whom Annette never acknowledges.
—Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Gawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawk. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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