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rubbernecking

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Noun

  1. The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
  2. Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of rubberneck

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