groak

/G R OW1 K/
verb
  1. 1

    (typically of domestic animals) To stare or look fixedly at someone; esp. of a child or dog in anticipation of receiving food.

  2. 2

    To look at someone with a watchful or suspicious eye.

noun
  1. 1

    Someone who waits at meal-times with the expectation of getting something to eat.

  2. 2

    A wistful look by a child on any article greatly desired.