Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Gawk /(ga̤k)/ · IPA /ɡɔːk/ n. v. i. 01 n. A cuckoo. 1. A cuckoo. 2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. 02 v. i. To act like a gawky. 1. To act like a gawky. 2. To stare with empty-minded fascination; to stare stupidly; to gape; -- usually used with at.