gongoozle

词形变化

gongoozled gongoozles 三单 gongoozles gongoozling gongoozling 现在分词 gongoozled 过去式 gongoozled 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To observe things idly.

    不及物

词源

Possibly arose from Lincolnshire dialect, in which gawn and gooze both mean stare or gape. Popularised by L. T. C. Rolt in Narrow Boat (1944), a book on canal life.

来源:wiktionary