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gape
[ geyp, gap ]
verb (used without object)
- to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
Synonyms: yawn
- to open as a gap; split or become open wide.
Synonyms: yawn
noun
- a wide opening; gap; breach.
- an act or instance of gaping.
- a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
- a yawn.
- Zoology. the width of the open mouth.
gape
/ ɡeɪp /
verb
- to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open
- to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger
- to be or become wide open
the crater gaped under his feet
noun
- the act of gaping
- a wide opening; breach
- the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate
- a stare or expression of astonishment
Other Words From
- gaping·ly adverb
- sub·gape verb (used without object) subgaped subgaping
- un·gaping adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gape1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gape1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Never mind that she inherited a city with creaking infrastructure, gaping budget deficits and voters who demanded she address homelessness and crime more than fire mitigation.
Scores of mangled and cracked vessels sit on stacks, gaping holes in their hulls, their rudders snapped off and cabin windows broken.
The jetty where we were dropped had huge, gaping holes in places.
Entire sections are still jagged cityscapes of grey rubble and gaping ruins.
For The Times and virtually every other paper in America, incremental increases in online subscriptions have not been enough to fill gaping budget holes.
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