rubberneck
verb/ˈrʌbənek/
/ˈrʌbərnek/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rubberneck | /ˈrʌbənek/ /ˈrʌbərnek/ |
| he / she / it rubbernecks | /ˈrʌbəneks/ /ˈrʌbərneks/ |
| past simple rubbernecked | /ˈrʌbənekt/ /ˈrʌbərnekt/ |
| past participle rubbernecked | /ˈrʌbənekt/ /ˈrʌbərnekt/ |
| -ing form rubbernecking | /ˈrʌbənekɪŋ/ /ˈrʌbərnekɪŋ/ |
- to turn to look at something while you are driving past it
- People rubbernecking at the scene of the accident caused a major traffic hold-up.
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