/ gɔːk; NAmE / verb
[ v ] gawk (at sb/sth) ( informal ) to stare at sb/sth in a rude or stupid way
SYN gape
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (as a noun): perhaps related to obsolete gaw to gaze, from Old Norse gá heed.
/ gɔːk; NAmE / verb
[ v ] gawk (at sb/sth) ( informal ) to stare at sb/sth in a rude or stupid way
SYN gape
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (as a noun): perhaps related to obsolete gaw to gaze, from Old Norse gá heed.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005