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Definition of 'gawk'
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Definition of 'Gawk'
From: GCIDE
- Gawk \Gawk\ (g[add]k), n. [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. g['e]ac cuckoo, Sw. g["o]k, Dan. gi["o]g]
- 1. A cuckoo. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gawk'
From: GCIDE
- Gawk \Gawk\, v. i.
- 1. To act like a gawky. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stare with empty-minded fascination; to stare stupidly; to gape; -- usually used with at. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'gawk'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ass,
- be amazed,
- be astonished,
- be curious,
- blockhead,
- blunderer,
- blunderhead,
- boor,
- bore,
- botcher,
- bumbler,
- bumpkin,
- bungler,
- burn with curiosity,
- churl,
- clod,
- clodhopper,
- clodknocker,
- clot,
- clown,
- crane,
- crane the neck,
- dig around for,
- dig up,
- dolt,
- dunderhead,
- dunderpate,
- eye,
- fool,
- fumbler,
- galoot,
- gape,
- gaup,
- gawky,
- gaze,
- gaze open-mouthed,
- glare,
- gloat,
- goggle,
- gowk,
- hayseed,
- hick,
- ignoramus,
- inquire,
- interrogate,
- klutz,
- lobster,
- looby,
- look,
- lout,
- lubber,
- lug,
- lummox,
- lump,
- marvel,
- ninny,
- nose around for,
- nose out,
- oaf,
- ogle,
- ox,
- palooka,
- peer,
- query,
- question,
- quiz,
- rubber,
- rubberneck,
- rube,
- seek,
- simpleton,
- slouch,
- slubberer,
- stand aghast,
- stand on tiptoe,
- stare,
- stare at,
- stare down,
- stare hard,
- stare openmouthed,
- want to know,
- wonder,
- yokel
Acronyms for 'gawk'
From: V.E.R.A.
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