gawk
verb
[ ɡɔːk ]
• stare openly and stupidly.
• "they were gawking at some pin-up"
Similar:
gape,
goggle,
gaze,
ogle,
stare,
stare stupidly,
stare open-mouthed,
stare in wonder,
look fixedly,
look vacantly,
rubberneck,
gawp,
gawk
noun
• an awkward or shy person.
• "let those country gawks dance to their hearts' content"
Origin:
late 17th century (as a noun): perhaps related to obsolete gaw ‘to gaze’, from Old Norse gá ‘heed’.
