Groak
Groak or Growk
(gr-OKE)
Verb:
-Staring silently at someone while they eat, perhaps in the hope that they will give you some food.
-To look or stare at longingly.
-To look intently or wistfully so as to attract attention.
-To look at someone with a watchful or suspicious eye.
or
Noun:
-A child who sits watching others eating, in the hope of being asked to join them.
-A mute, wistful look by a child on any article greatly desired.
Of Scottish origin.
Used in a sentence:
“Can you believe Cordelia is on another blind date, this one groaking through the entire meal!”
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