gawk

gawk

G0064300 (gôk)intr.v. gawked, gawk·ing, gawks To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.n. An awkward or clumsy person.

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[Perhaps alteration (influenced by gawk, awkward person) of obsolete gaw, to gape, from Middle English gawen, from Old Norse gā, to heed. N., probably from English dialectal gawk, left (as in gawk hand, left hand).]

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gawk′er n.

gawk

(ɡɔːk) na clumsy stupid person; loutvb (intr) to stare in a stupid way; gape[C18: from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape]

gawk

(gɔk)
v.i. 1. to stare stupidly; gape. n. 2. an awkward, foolish person. [1775–85; appar. representing Old English word meaning fool =ga(gol) foolish + -oc -ock]

gawk

Past participle: gawked
Gerund: gawking

Imperative
gawk
gawk

Present
I gawk
you gawk
he/she/it gawks
we gawk
you gawk
they gawk

Preterite
I gawked
you gawked
he/she/it gawked
we gawked
you gawked
they gawked

Present Continuous
I am gawking
you are gawking
he/she/it is gawking
we are gawking
you are gawking
they are gawking

Present Perfect
I have gawked
you have gawked
he/she/it has gawked
we have gawked
you have gawked
they have gawked

Past Continuous
I was gawking
you were gawking
he/she/it was gawking
we were gawking
you were gawking
they were gawking

Past Perfect
I had gawked
you had gawked
he/she/it had gawked
we had gawked
you had gawked
they had gawked

Future
I will gawk
you will gawk
he/she/it will gawk
we will gawk
you will gawk
they will gawk

Future Perfect
I will have gawked
you will have gawked
he/she/it will have gawked
we will have gawked
you will have gawked
they will have gawked

Future Continuous
I will be gawking
you will be gawking
he/she/it will be gawking
we will be gawking
you will be gawking
they will be gawking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gawking
you have been gawking
he/she/it has been gawking
we have been gawking
you have been gawking
they have been gawking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gawking
you will have been gawking
he/she/it will have been gawking
we will have been gawking
you will have been gawking
they will have been gawking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gawking
you had been gawking
he/she/it had been gawking
we had been gawking
you had been gawking
they had been gawking

Conditional
I would gawk
you would gawk
he/she/it would gawk
we would gawk
you would gawk
they would gawk

Past Conditional
I would have gawked
you would have gawked
he/she/it would have gawked
we would have gawked
you would have gawked
they would have gawked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gawk - an awkward stupid person goon, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf, stumblebum, clod, lumpclumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
Verb	1.	gawk - look with amazement; look stupidlygape, gawp, gogglelook - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

gawk

verb stare, gape, goggle, ogle, gawp (slang), gaze open-mouthed He continued to gawk at her and didn't answer.

gawk

nounA large, ungainly, and dull-witted person:hulk, lout, lump, oaf, ox.Informal: lummox.Slang: klutz, lug, meatball, meathead.verbTo look intently and fixedly:eye, gape, gaze, goggle, ogle, peer, stare.Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on.

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