Gawping vs Gawming - What's the difference?
gawping | gawming |
* 1893 , Mrs. O. W. Scott, The Gilead Guards: A Story of War-times in a New England Town :
* 1916 , Daniel Leavens Cady, Adam Et Ux'', in ''Maize and Milkweed: Fifty-two Stalks :
* (rfdate) The Oddville Press Issue 3 , page 39:
'''Gawming''', ''adj.'', ''i. q.'' '''Gawky , ''q. v.
As verbs the difference between gawping and gawming
is that gawping is (british) while gawming is .As adjectives the difference between gawping and gawming
is that gawping is (british) that gawps or gawp while gawming is .As a noun gawping
is (british) the action of the verb gawp.gawming
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
- A sniff of strong ammonia could not have revived Martha's drooping spirits more effectually. “Miss him!” she repeated, “don't worry about my missin' that gawming creature. I shall be able to keep things decently clean after he's out o' the way.”
- Yet Nancy's gawming son
- Set free more sad and hopeless men
- Than any king has done;
- "You're a great boy", said Anita to her gawming brother.
References
(References) * Lowsley, A glossary of Berkshire words and phrases'', section on ''Rutland words (1888): GAWMING, adj. lanky and ragged. "You won't like the looks of them flowers in that border, they looks so gauming" * Francis Grose, A provincial glossary: with a collection of local proverbs'' (1811): ''Gawming , aukward, lubberly. * Arthur Benoni Evans, ?Sebastian Evans, Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs'', volume 17 (1881), page 158: Gawm''', ''v. a.'', ''i. q.'' '''Gaum''', ''q. v.'''''Gawming''', ''adj.'', ''i. q.'' '''Gawky , ''q. v.