gawk /ɡɔːk/verb 3noun 3forms 3 verb3 •To stare or gape stupidly. •To stare conspicuously. •(informal, vulgar) To suck. noun3 •A conspicuous or stupid stare or gape; an instance of gawking.... the gawks and gapes of townsfolk as stares of admiration. — 1991 •A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.A Duke of Weissenfels, for instance; foolish old gawk, whom Wilhehmina Princess Royal recollects for his distracted notions, — which were well shaken out of him by Wilhelmina's Brother afterwards. — 1855 •A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.His morning prey he craveth; So crowed the gawk of carrion⁶ […] (6) Gawk of carrion = [kenning for] raven. — 1898 formsgawked · gawking · gawks