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Definition of "rubber-necking" []

  • Going about to look at places of interest (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "rubber-necking" in a sentence
  • "For about a week every year, the sleepy town that is Park City is transformed into the best place for celebrity rubber-necking this side of the Globes red carpet."
  • "This is a curious question as it strikes to the heart of a disturbing social trend evolving right before our rubber-necking eyes."
  • "We fought toe-to-toe, down on the ground, rolling from the sidewalk to the gutter, then back up on the sidewalk again, while all around us grown men stood around stupidly rubber-necking."