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looking vs rubber-necking

rubber-necking vs looking

looking and rubber-necking both are nouns.

looking is an adjective but rubber-necking is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
looking Yes Yes No No
rubber-necking Yes No No No
As nouns, rubber-necking is a hyponym of looking; that is, rubber-necking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than looking:
  • looking: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
  • rubber-necking: going about to look at places of interest
looking (noun) rubber-necking (noun)
the act of searching visually going about to look at places of interest
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
looking (adjective) rubber-necking (adjective)
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
Difference between looking and rubber-necking

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