rubbernecks
Gapes at accidents
Rubbernecks is the verb form of rubberneck, meaning to crane one's neck to stare at something—typically an accident, celebrity, or spectacle.
The image is of a neck so flexible with curiosity it might as well be rubber.
Traffic slows when drivers rubberneck at crashes.
As a noun, a rubbernecker is a gawker: Rubbernecks crowded around the crime scene tape.
Visitors exploring notable places
- touristsTravelers seeing sights
- gapingWide open, agape
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- camerasVisual recording devices
buses · monuments · attractions · snapshots · souvenirs · selfies · crowds · excursions
Staring stupidly, openly
- slowdownReduction in pace
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- highwayMajor road for travel
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
staring · bottleneck · fender-bender · crash · passersby · delay · collision · roadside
sightseers
Visitors exploring notable places
cameras · buses · monuments · attractions · snapshots · souvenirs · selfies · crowds · excursions · sightseeing
gawking
Staring stupidly, openly
congestion · staring · bottleneck · fender-bender · crash · passersby · delay · collision · roadside · motorists
busybodies
Those who interfere uninvited
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- eavesdroppersCovert listeners to others
meddling · gossips · intruding · spying · inquisitive · peeping · neighbors · curtains · nosy · scandal
rubberneckslooks away
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