rubbernecking
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rubbernecking (uncountable)
- The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
- Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.
- The children had never been in such a large museum and their rubbernecking was rather amusing.
Translations edit
slowing down to see the scene of an accident
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unseemly act of observation
Verb edit
rubbernecking
- present participle and gerund of rubberneck