Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä

Synonyymit

KieliKäännökset
espanjamirar, sapear
ranskabadauder, bayer aux corneilles, béer
saksagaffen, sich den Hals verrenken, Gaffer, Schaulustiger, Gafferin
suomitaakse vilkuilija, kurkottaa kaulaansa, kurkottaa
venäjäзевака (zevaka), ротозей (rotozei)

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
  2. (US, obsolete) A tourist.
  3. Someone or something with a flexible neck.

Verbi

  1. To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
  2. To cause (someone) to watch in fascinated horror, as if rubbernecking to see a roadside accident.

Esimerkit

  • "A suitable washer B1 and rubberneck B2, both of well known description, are provided to form with clapper arm B3 a watertight joint..."
  • "Hi, rubberneck'!' -- he clutched at her pear-like breast jutting from her sweater — 'how long did you think you'll duck me?'"
  • The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident.

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektirubbernecked
Imperfektirubbernecked
Partisiipin preesensrubbernecking
Monikkorubbernecks
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesensrubbernecks