Example Sentences for gawk. 1  Billy the Gawk was not alone in thinking that he could outwit the Bishop. 2  Bridget may have been a gawk, but she did two things which were not gawkish. 3  The State is a mirage which the citizen is made to gawk at in the air, thinking he sees something besides the frowning German sky.
Anatomy of the face. Bell's palsy occurs due to a malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Facial palsy is typified by inability to control movement in the muscles of facial expression. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type.
Other conditions that may cause Bell's palsy include: 1  HIV infection. 2  Lyme disease. 3  Middle ear infection. 4  Sarcoidosis.