rubbernecking

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The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, so as to look at the scene of an accident

The resulting wreckage blocks the entire southbound side of the Interstate, while the inevitable rubbernecking slows traffic on the northbound side to little more than the speed of a brisk walk..

Present participle of rubberneck

Kids all up and down the Triboro corridors are staring, I can sense it. Why are they rubbernecking, what are they staring at?.

Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly

The children had never been in such a large museum and their rubbernecking was rather amusing.

rubberneck
A tourist
rubberneck
Someone or something with a flexible neck

Hi, rubberneck'!' -- he clutched at her pear-like breast jutting from her sweater — 'how long did you think you'll duck me?'.

rubberneck
{f} look at with curiosity, gawk at
rubberneck
a person who stares inquisitively
rubberneck
{i} one who is curious; tourist, sightseer, visitor
rubberneck
a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
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Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring
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disapproval If someone is rubbernecking, they are staring at someone or something, especially in a rude or silly way. The accident was caused by people slowing down to rubber-neck. + rubbernecker rubberneckers rubber·necker Pitt planted tall trees outside his home to block rubberneckers. to look around at something, especially something such as an accident while you are driving past - used to show disapproval
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strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"
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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
rubberneck
a person who stares inquisitively strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident