As verbs the difference between goggle and gawk
is that goggle is to stare (at something) with wide eyes while gawk is to stare or gape stupidly.
As nouns the difference between goggle and gawk
is that goggle is a wide-eyed stare while gawk is a cuckoo.
goggle
English
Verb
(
goggl)
to stare (at something) with wide eyes
*
to roll the eyes
* Hudibras
- And wink and goggle like an owl.
Noun
(
goggles)
(
en noun)
a wide-eyed stare
(in the plural) a pair of protective eyeglasses
Derived terms
* goggle box
* beer goggles
* love goggles
gawk
English
Etymology 1
From a variant of gowk, from (etyl) gowke, from (etyl) . More at (l).
Noun
(
en noun)
a cuckoo
- (Johnson)
a fool
- (Carlyle)
Etymology 2
A Middle-Appalachian Americanism, since late 1800s, possibly misconstruing French "gauche," and leading to use of adj gawky for a person or process that is uncoordinated or awkward.
Noun
(
en noun)
a simpleton, stupid or clumsy person.
Etymology 3
Perhaps from (etyl) .
Verb
(
en verb)
To stare or gape stupidly
To stare conspicuously.
