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Examples of gawky
gawky
Giuseppe Filianoti brings a reliable tenor to her sweet, gawky admirer Nemorino.
From the bloomberg.com
A lion doesn't break into a race walk when its tracking down some gawky ostrich.
From the timesunion.com
At 19, the Harvard sophomore is both wise beyond his years and a gawky adolescent.
From the time.com
They don't have gawky offensive numbers, but they are exceptionally good as a group.
From the newsobserver.com
Karen Janes Woditsch plays Child from gawky kitchen newbie to passionate professional.
From the kentucky.com
Kathryn Rudge is the gawky Cherubino, Jean Rigby the unusually sympathetic Marcellina.
From the guardian.co.uk
He's a little gawky and plays a lackluster bass in an indie rock band.
From the usatoday.com
Streep, an expert mimic, nails Child's shrill voice and gawky mannerisms.
From the bloomberg.com
As a soccer forward, Kunz towers above opponents but seldom looks gawky.
From the denverpost.com
- Lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
- (gawkiness) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
- A social skill is any skill facilitating interaction and communication with others. Social rules and relations are created, communicated, and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways. The process of learning such skills is called socialization. ...
- Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
