- present participle of gawk.
gawking
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This is not about gawking at illness or punishing people for seeking care.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
In recent days, social media has been filled with videos of Europeans gawking at the staples of suburban American life—a two-car garage, a walk-in closet, a second refrigerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"It's actually like looking at a digital image of your new dinosaur and gawking over it in the tent in the middle of the Sahara."
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Admiring the stationery and figurines at the original Webster’s Pharmacy and gawking at the endless array of birds at Steve’s Pets shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
We stood frozen, gawking, until Sinita finally pulled us all together by taking her place.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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