verb🔗ShareGaffen, neugierig schauenTo 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."The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident."Der Fahrer war so sehr mit Gaffen beschäftigt, um eine gute Sicht auf den Unfall zu bekommen, dass er fast Teil eines anderen Unfalls war.actionhumantrafficattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaffen, SchaulustThe act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident."The heavy traffic was caused by widespread rubbernecking after a minor fender-bender on the highway. "Der dichte Verkehr wurde durch weit verbreitetes Gaffen nach einem kleinen Blechschaden auf der Autobahn verursacht.vehicleactiontrafficattitudehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaffen, neugieriges BeobachtenGenerally, 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."Die Kinder waren noch nie in einem so großen Museum gewesen, und ihr Gaffen war ziemlich amüsant.communicationhumanactionsocietytendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
