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to groak

to groak

9.9
To look at someone while they eat, hoping they will give you food
  • verb
  • Archaic
: mirar con anhelo
  • The dog would always groak at the table, hoping for a scrap of food.

Examples

  • The child sat quietly, groaking at his father's plate until he was offered a bite.

  • She couldn't help but groak as her friend enjoyed the delicious dessert.

  • The dog groaks at the dinner table.

  • Why does Max always groak when I eat?

  • The dog would always groak at my feet while I ate, hoping for a piece of my meal.

  • As her sister savored the cake, she couldn't help but groak with longing for a slice.

  • He sat beside me, groaking at my bowl of popcorn during the movie.

Synonyms

to eye
vsto groak
80 4.8

To look closely at someone with interest

is a stare done while someone eats specifically hoping to get food
to drool over
vsto groak
  • Informal
19 6.8

To look at someone or something while wanting to have it very much

is an intense stare focused on someone eating and hoping to receive food

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

to disregard
106 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Longing

to groak
  • Archaic
9.9
to stare
∞ 1.0
to gaze
169 2.6
to glance
300 1.5

Surface Forms

groak infinitive
groaked past
groaked past participle
groaking present participle
groaks third person singular

Etymology

Groak comes from an old Scots word meaning 'to stare', especially in a silent, hopeful way while someone is eating. So, to groak is to give that quiet, hungry stare at another person's food, hoping for a bite.