Gape - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡeɪp|  American pronunciation of the word gape
Brit.  |ɡeɪp|  British pronunciation of the word gape

noun

- an expression of openmouthed astonishment
- a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

verb

- look with amazement; look stupidly (syn: gawk, gawp, goggle)
- be wide open (syn: yaw, yawn)

Extra examples

...she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order...

...I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying....

Holes gaped in the pavement.

She just gaped at me when I told her the news.

What are all these people gaping at?

Dan stood at the door, his shirt gaping open.

He opened his gape like a fledgling to its parent.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: gape
he/she/it: gapes
present participle: gaping
past tense: gaped
past participle: gaped
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