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View usage for: (gɔːk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gawks, present participle gawking, past tense, past participle gawkedverbTo gawk at someone or something means to stare at them in a rude, stupid, or unthinking way. [informal] The youth continued to gawk at her and did not answer. [VERB + at] Tens of thousands came to gawk. [VERB] Synonyms: stare, gape, goggle, ogle More Synonyms of gawk More Synonyms of gawk (ɡɔːk) noun1. a clumsy stupid person; lout verb2. (intransitive) to stare in a stupid way; gape Word origin C18: from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape (ɡɔk) intransitive verb1. to stare stupidly; gape The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities noun2. an awkward, foolish person Word origin [1775–85; appar. repr. OE word meaning fool, equiv. to ga( gol) foolish + -oc -ock; used attributively in gawk hand, gallock hand left hand ]Synonyms of 'gawk'stare, gape, goggle, ogle oaf, lout, clod, ignoramus More Synonyms of gawk Definition to stare stupidly He continued to gawk at her and didn't answer. Synonyms ogle gawp (slang) gaze open-mouthed Definition a clumsy stupid person Synonyms clod ignoramus clodhopper (informal) churl dunderhead galoot (slang) lubber lummox (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person He was a braggart, a cynic and a boor. Synonyms lout, peasant (informal), hick (informal, US, Canadian), barbarian, brute, philistine, redneck (US, slang), oaf, bumpkin, vulgarian, hayseed (US, Canadian, informal), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang), clodhopper (informal), churl, clodpole Definition a surly ill-bred person Definition a stupid person He's a first class dolt. Synonyms idiot, fool, dope (informal), jerk (slang, US, Canadian), ass, clot (British, informal), plank (British, slang), charlie (British, informal), berk (British, slang), prick (taboo, slang), wally (slang), booby, prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, British), chump (informal), dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard (old-fashioned), dimwit (informal), ignoramus, dipstick (British, slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (US, slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), blockhead, dweeb (US, slang), putz (US, slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scottish, Irish), thicko (British, slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang), numpty (Scottish, informal), doofus (slang, US), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo, slang), thickhead, dickwit (taboo, slang), numbskull or numskull, dorba or dorb (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) - gauntlet
- gauntness
- gauzy
- gawk
- gawky
- gay
- gaze
Additional synonymsDefinition to stare in wonder with the mouth open She stopped what she was doing and gaped at me. Synonyms stare, wonder, goggle, gawp (British, slang), gawkDefinition to stare with wide-open eyes He goggled at her in astonishment. Synonyms stare, gape, gawp (slang), gawk, rubberneck (slang) Definition a crude or oafish person a drunken lout Synonyms oaf, thug, hooligan, boor, bear, ned (Scottish, slang), yahoo, hoon (Australian, New Zealand, slang), clod, bumpkin, gawk, dolt, churl, lubber, lummox (informal), clumsy idiot, yob or yobbo (British, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) |