I felt like a rubberneck as I watched the firefighters battle the blaze.
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Rubberneck
/ˈɹʌbɚˌnɛk/
Synonyms for "rubberneck" (148 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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inquisitorintermeddlerinterrogatejauntjet setjet-setterjourneyjourneyerkibitzerlionizelookmake a journeymake a pilgrimagemake a tripmarinermeddlermountaineernosenose aroundnose around fornose outnosy parker
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ogleonlookingpalmerpassengerpasserbypathfinderpaul prypeeping tompeerperegrinatepilgrimpilgrimagepioneerpragmatistprierpryquerierqueristqueryquestion
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questionerquidnuncquizrange the worldrubberrubberneckersailorscopophiliacsee the lionssee the sightsseeksight seesight-seesight-seeingsightseerslummersnoopsnooperspectatingspectatorialstarestraphangertake a triptake the roadtourtourertouristtrailblazertrailbreakertransienttravelertrektrekkertripperviatorvisiting firemanvoortrekkervoyagevoyagervoyageurvoyeurwant to knowwayfarewayfarerworld-traveleryenta
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9 entriesgawker behavioronlooker crowdrubbernecking behaviorrubbernecking crowdrubbernecking delayrubbernecking spectatorsrubbernecks at the scenerubbernecks presenttraffic rubbernecking
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6 total sentences available.
We must have looked gorgeous. And what made it worse, there was at least a hundred rubbernecks that didn't have anything better to do than stand around and watch everyone falling all over themselves.
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A suitable washer B1 and rubberneck B2, both of well known description, are provided to form with clapper arm B3 a watertight joint...
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“‘Hi, rubberneck!’ — he clutched at her pear-like breast jutting from her sweater — ‘how long did you think you'll duck me?’”
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