"The resulting wreckage blocks the entire southbound side of the Interstate, while the inevitable rubbernecking slows traffic on the northbound side to little more than the speed of a brisk walk."
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Rubbernecking
/ˈɹʊbɚˌnɛkɪŋ/
Synonyms for "rubbernecking" (13 found)
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14 entriesaccident scenedriver distractiondriver rubberneckingextreme rubberneckinggawking behavioronlooker behaviorroadside gawkingroadside incidentrubbernecking behaviorrubbernecking crowdrubbernecking incidenttraffic congestiontraffic delaytraffic rubbernecking
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The children had never been in such a large museum and their rubbernecking was rather amusing.
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"Kids all up and down the Triboro corridors are staring, I can sense it. Why are they rubbernecking, what are they staring at?"
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