gawk

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɔːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/gɔk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gôk)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
gawk /gɔk/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + at]
  1. to stare stupidly or with astonishment:onlookers gawking at the car accident.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gawk  (gôk),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to stare stupidly;
    gape:The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.

n. 
  1. an awkward, foolish person.
  • 1775–85; apparently representing Old English word meaning fool, equivalent. to ga(gol) foolish + -oc -ock; used attributively in gawk hand, gallock hand left hand
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged peer, ogle, gaze, goggle, rubberneck.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gawk / ɡɔːk/
  1. a clumsy stupid person; lout
  1. (intransitive) to stare in a stupid way; gape
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape
'gawk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gawky - rubberneck

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