1. the act of turning to stare at something out of curiosity, especially at an accident or unusual event
Usage: informal

1. to turn and stare at something out of curiosity, especially while driving past an accident
Usage: informal; present participle of rubberneck

Examples

• Traffic slowed to a crawl due to rubbernecking at the accident scene.
• The police asked drivers to avoid rubbernecking and keep moving.
• Rubbernecking causes more traffic delays than the actual incident.
• She was rubbernecking at the celebrity outside the restaurant.
• The tour guide warned against rubbernecking while walking through the busy street.
• Rubbernecking drivers often cause secondary accidents.
• He couldn’t help rubbernecking at the unusual street performance.