RUBBER-NECKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rubber-necking mean? 

• RUBBER-NECKING (noun)
  The noun RUBBER-NECKING has 1 sense:

1. going about to look at places of interest

  Familiarity information: RUBBER-NECKING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUBBER-NECKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Going about to look at places of interest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

rubber-necking; sightseeing

Hypernyms ("rubber-necking" is a kind of...):

look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)

Derivation:

rubberneck (strain to watch; stare curiously)