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gawk

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

(ɡɔːk)
n
a clumsy stupid person; lout
vb
(intr) to stare in a stupid way; gape
[C18: from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape]
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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]
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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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gawk - an awkward stupid persongawk - an awkward stupid person    
goon, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf, stumblebum, clod, lump
clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
Verb1.gawk - look with amazement; look stupidly
gape, gawp, goggle
look - 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!"
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gawk

verb stare, gape, goggle, ogle, gawp (slang), gaze open-mouthed He continued to gawk at her and didn't answer.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gawk

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

gawk

[gɔːk]
A. N → papamoscas mf inv
B. VI → mirar boquiabierto
to gawk at → mirar boquiabierto
he stood there gawking at her → quedó boquiabierto mirándola
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gawk

[ˈgɔːk] vi (= stare) → rester bouche bée
to gawk at sb/sth → regarder qn/qch bouche bée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gawk

(inf)
n → Schlaks m (inf)
vi = gawp
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gawk

[gɔːk] vi (fam) to gawk at → restare a bocca aperta davanti a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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"On the 1st August he sold the buggy and bought the remains of an old sulky--said he just wanted to see those green Tennesseans stare and gawk when they saw him come a-ripping along in a sulky--didn't believe they'd ever heard of a sulky in their lives.
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