I think I could have borne with it, could have tried meekly to steal back into his heart again, to win him back, in despite of ignorance, gawkiness, and all other my drawbacks, by force of sheer love.
"Nancy A Novel"
Rhoda Broughton
No trace was left of immature gawkiness in her gestures or of simplicity in her intonations.
"The Old Wives' Tale"
Arnold Bennett
Well, I grew to gawkiness with a voice Like a rooster trying to crow in August Hatched in April, we'll say.
"Songs and Satires"
Edgar Lee Masters