gawk
To stare or gape stupidlyTo stare or gape stupidly.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
3 sensesTo stare or gape stupidly.
blöde glotzen
тара́щитьсяtaráščitʹsja, пя́литьсяpjálitʹsja, смотре́ть с глу́пым ви́домsmotrétʹ s glúpym vídom
look with amazement; look stupidly
To stare conspicuously.
(colloquial, vulgar)To suck.
Examples
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Origin
Perhaps from English dialectal gaw (“to stare; gawk”) + -k, as in talk, stalk, etc., ultimPerhaps from English dialectal gaw (“to stare; gawk”) + -k, as in talk, stalk, etc., ultimately from Old Norse gá (“to heed”).
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Forms
gawks, gawking, gawked, gawkedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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