Crossword clues for rubbernecking
rubbernecking
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of slow down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. 2 Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly. vb. (present participle of rubberneck English)
Wikipedia
Rubbernecking is the act of gawking or staring at something of interest. The term rubbernecking refers to the physical act of craning one's neck, performed in order to get a better view.
Rubberneck has been described as a human trait that is associated with morbid curiosity. It can be the cause of traffic jams (sometimes referred to as "Gapers' blocks"), as drivers slow down to see what happened in a crash.
The term is generally considered to be slang or unconventional English.
Usage examples of "rubbernecking".
Buddy, predictably, didn't waste a moment rubbernecking, which meant I couldn't see as much of this strange space as I wanted to.
People who actually had to go someplace—me, for instance—got stuck right along with the rubbernecking fools.
People were standing on the sidewalk rubbernecking the way they always do when something goes wrong.