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gorm.

To gawk; to stare or gape.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡɔːm/UK/ɡoɹm/US
  1. To gawk; to stare or gape.

    UK · US · dialectal
Where this word comes from

A variant of gaum, from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaumr, from Proto-Germanic *gaumō; compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, “observe”), and see gaum for more. The -r- was not originally pronounced but was a device used by non-rhotic dialects of English to indicate vowel length or quality (compare Burma, Myanmar, and juggernaut).

verb/ɡɔːm/UK/ɡoɹm/US
  1. To devour; to wolf down (food).

    colloquial · rare
Where this word comes from

From gormandize/gormandise.

verb/ɡɔːm/UK/ɡoɹm/US
  1. To make a mess of.

    Appalachia · New-England · Southern-US · dialectal · often
Where this word comes from

Supposed by some to be related to gormless and/or gorming, and by others to be related to gorm (“smear”) (itself probably related to gum (“make sticky; impair the functioning of”)).

verb/ɡɔːm/UK/ɡoɹm/US
  1. Alternative form of gaum (“to smear”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

A variant of gaum (itself likely a variant of gum), with the ‘r’ being a vowel-lengthening device common in non-rhotic dialects of English.

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