Past tense of gander; looked at someone with curiosity or suspicion, or subjected someone to public scrutiny.
From 'gander,' a male goose, used metaphorically as a verb meaning to look or observe. The '-ed' past tense forms it as a completed action.
Just like 'goose' (the female) became a verb meaning to poke someone, 'gander' (the male) became a verb for looking around—animals and their silly traits gave us surprise verbs!
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