Gawking

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of gawk: staring openly and stupidly at someone or something.

“The tourists were gawking at the famous sculpture in the gallery.”

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Synonyms

staringogling gapinggoggling

Antonyms

ignoringoverlooking

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the AWK cluster after the G opener, tests four useful consonant and vowel positions

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Scrabble

The K (5 points) adds scoring value, a natural -ING extension of GAWK that plays well on the board

Words Related to Gawking

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “gawking” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

hawking

Words you can make from Gawking

Shorter words formed from the letters in “gawking”.

waging waking aging aking awing awink ignaw kiang wigan agin akin awin gain gang gawk gawn giga ging gink gnaw gwag ikan inga kina

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