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RUBBER-NECKING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Going about to look at places of interest

Synonyms:

rubber-necking; sightseeing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rubber-necking" is a kind of...):

look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)

Derivation:

rubberneck (strain to watch; stare curiously)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb rubber-neck

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