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  1. rubberneckingnoun

    The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.

  2. rubberneckingnoun

    Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.

    The children had never been in such a large museum and their rubbernecking was rather amusing.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rubbernecking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rubbernecking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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