Definition of gawks Gawks

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What does gawks mean?

Part of speech

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  • gawks, verb, present, 3rd person singular of gawk (infinitive).
  • gawks, noun, plural of gawk.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

gawk - an awkward stupid person
  lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump
  clumsy person a person with poor motor coordination

Verb

gawks, gawking, gawked  

gawk - look with amazement; look stupidly
  goggle, gape, gawp
  look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gawk (n.)
    A cuckoo.
  • gawk (n.)
    A simpleton; a booby; a gawky.
  • gawk (v. i.)
    To act like a gawky.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gawk
    gawk, adj. left, as in gawk-handed.—ns. Gawk′ihood, Gawk′iness, quality of being gawky.—adj. Gawk′y, awkward, stupid, ungainly.—n. a lout. [Prob. a contr. of gaulick-, galloc-, gallish-(handed); most prob. not related to Fr. gauche.]

Part of speech

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  • gawk, verb, present, 1st person singular of gawk (infinitive).
  • gawk, verb (infinitive).
  • gawk, noun, singular of gawks.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

gawks in sign language
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