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Word: Gawk
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 17th century (as a noun): perhaps related to obsolete gaw ‘to gaze’, from Old Norse gá ‘heed’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡɔːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
stare openly and stupidly
Short Definition:stare openly
Examples:- they were gawking at some pin-up
Word: Gawk
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡɔːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an awkward or shy person
Short Definition:awkward or shy person
Examples:- let those country gawks dance to their hearts' content
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