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gawkish

/ˈɡɔːkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gawk-ish
IPA
/ˈɡɔːkɪʃ/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

gawky

Etymology

From gawk + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɔːkɪʃ/
  • British English: /ˈɡɔːkɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

more gawkish (comparative) most gawkish (superlative)

Derived Forms

gawkishly gawkishness

Rhymes With

hawkish mawkish

Questions

How do you pronounce gawkish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɔːkɪʃ/.
What does gawkish mean?
gawky
Where does gawkish come from?
From gawk + -ish.

How to pronounce gawkish

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