Word: gawking
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: gaw
king
Definition: Present participle of gawk; look with amazement; look stupidly
Morphemes:
Affix: gaw
Language: en
Meaning: to stare; gawk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gowen
Language: enm
Decoded: gowen
Meaning: to stare
Affix: -k
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.