GAWK


Meaning of GAWK in English

/ 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.

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