Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - gawk
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(gawks, gawking, gawked) To gawk at someone or something means to stare at them in a rude, stupid, or unthinking way. (INFORMAL) The youth continued to gawk at her and did not answer... Tens of thousands came to gawk. VERB: V at n, V ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: probably from English dialect ~ left-handed Date: 1757 a clumsy stupid person ; lout II. intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare Date: 1785 to gape or stare stupidly • ~er noun GAWKER noun see gawk II ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.intr. colloq. stare stupidly. --n. an awkward or bashful person. Derivatives gawkish adj. Etymology: rel. to obs. gaw gaze f. ON g{aacute} heed ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. остолоп;, разиня, простофиля 2. неуклюжий человек 3. разг. глазеть разинув рот, таращить глаза don't gawk at it, do something! —- хватит глазеть, делай что-нибудь! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun остолоп, разиня; простофиля 2. v. смотреть с глупым видом; таращить глаза (at) In the summer, crowds of tourists come to gawk at our famous old buildings. I expect that the Queen does not enjoy being gawked at. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1785, perhaps from M.E. gowen "to stare," from O.N. ga "to heed." Gawky (1724) is from gawk hand "left hand" (1703), perhaps a contraction of gaulick, thus "gaulish hand," derogatory slang that could have originated during some period of strained Anglo-Fr. relations. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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