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Pronunciation: [ɡˈɔːkt] (IPA)

Gawked is a word that refers to staring or looking in amazement or bewilderment. Some synonyms that can be used for gawked include gazed, stared, peered, ogled, and eyeballed. Gazed implies a fixed and intent look, while stared implies a prolonged and intense gaze. Peered refers to looking intently and closely as if trying to discern something. Ogled refers to a gaze that is lascivious or sexually suggestive. Eyeballed simply means to look at something or someone intensely. These synonyms for gawked can be used interchangeably depending on the context in which they are used and the specific emotion that one wants to express.
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Usage examples for Gawked

As he came down the street he stopped occasionally and gawked around.
"The Expressman and the Detective"
Allan Pinkerton
The public reeled, blinked, shook its head to clear it, gawked, and rushed out to buy.
"And All the Earth a Grave"
Carroll M. Capps (AKA C.C. MacApp)
In she went, slamming the door after her so that those who gawked at the bunk-house entrance might gawk in vain.
"Man to Man"
Jackson Gregory

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  • Small wonder that centuries afterwards the Greeks and Romans came here and gawked like peasants at a civilisation that made their efforts look like well-dressed mud huts. It still has that effect today. You come here from the great modern cities, full of the immense power of modern technology at your finger tips, press a button, turn a switch. And this place... stops you dead.
    James Burke (science historian)

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