Rubberneck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

a person who stares inquisitively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌbɚnˌɛk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌbənˌɛk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌbənˌɛk/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌbɚnˌɛk/.

Examples

The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tripper rubbernecker excursionist sightseer

Parts of Speech

noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
noun	a person who stares inquisitively
verb	strain to watch; stare curiously “The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident”

Word Forms

sightsee	verb	visit famous or interesting sights
excursion	noun	wandering from the main path of a journey
trip	verb	make a trip for pleasure
rubberneck	verb	strain to watch; stare curiously
rubberneck	noun	a person who stares inquisitively
rubber-necking	noun	going about to look at places of interest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gaffen

ein Tourist, der interessante Sehenswürdigkeiten besucht

🇫🇷French

badaud

un touriste qui visite des sites d'intérêt

🇪🇸Spanish

curiosear

un turista que está visitando lugares de interés

🇮🇹Italian

collo di gomma

un turista che sta visitando luoghi di interesse

🇳🇱Dutch

rubberen nek

een toerist die bezienswaardigheden bezoekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

pescoço de borracha

um turista que está visitando locais de interesse

🇷🇺Russian

резиновая шея

турист, посещающий достопримечательности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिज्ञासु व्यक्ति

एक पर्यटक जो रुचिकर स्थलों का भ्रमण कर रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

রাবারনেক

একজন পর্যটক যিনি আকর্ষণীয় দর্শনীয় স্থান পরিদর্শন করছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ரப்பர்நெக்

ஆர்வமுள்ள இடங்களுக்குச் செல்லும் ஒரு சுற்றுலாப் பயணி

🇮🇳Telugu

రబ్బర్నెక్

ఆసక్తికరమైన ప్రదేశాలను సందర్శిస్తున్న ఒక పర్యాటకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

रबरनेक

स्वारस्य असलेल्या स्थळांना भेट देणारा पर्यटक

🇮🇳Gujarati

રબરનેક

એક પ્રવાસી જે રસપ્રદ સ્થળોની મુલાકાત લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಬ್ಬರ್ನೆಕ್

ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡುವ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റബ്ബർനെക്ക്

താൽപ്പര്യമുള്ള സ്ഥലങ്ങൾ സന്ദർശിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വിനോദസഞ്ചാരി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਬਰਨੇਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ ਜੋ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਥਾਵਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ربڑ نیک

ایک سیاح جو دلچسپی کے مقامات کا دورہ کر رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

橡皮颈

正在参观名胜古迹的游客

🇯🇵Japanese

ラバーネック

興味のある名所を訪れている観光客

🇰🇷Korean

유심히 보다

관심 있는 명소를 방문하는 관광객

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cổ cao su

một khách du lịch đang đến thăm các điểm tham quan

🇹🇭Thai

คอยาง

นักท่องเที่ยวที่กำลังเยี่ยมชมสถานที่ท่องเที่ยวที่น่าสนใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memandang dgn memanjangkan leher

seorang wisatawan yang sedang mengunjungi tempat wisata yang menarik

🇲🇾Malay

leher getah

pelancong yang melawat tempat-tempat menarik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطاط

السائح الذي يزور المعالم السياحية المثيرة للاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

گردن لاستیکی

توریستی که در حال بازدید از مناظر دیدنی است

🇹🇷Turkish

lastik boyunlu

ilgi çekici yerleri ziyaret eden bir turist

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוואר גומי

תייר המבקר באתרים מעניינים

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