dictionary meaning gawk
Etymology 2. Perhaps from English dialectal gaw (âto stare; gawkâ) +â -k, as in talk, stalk, etc., ultimately from Old Norse gÃ¡ (âto heedâ). Verb. gawk (third-person singular simple present gawks, present participle gawking, simple past and past participle gawked) 1  To stare or gape stupidly. 2  To stare conspicuously.