verb
- to stare openly and stupidly
Usage: informal
Examples
- Tourists gawked at the street performer’s amazing tricks.
- Don’t gawk at the accident scene while driving.
- She felt uncomfortable when people gawked at her unusual outfit.
- The children gawked in amazement at the enormous dinosaur skeleton.
- He couldn’t help but gawk at the celebrity walking by.
- Stop gawking and help me carry these boxes.