gawp
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gawp

intransitive verb \ˈgp, ˈgäp\

Definition of GAWP

chiefly British
: gawk
gawp·er \ˈg-pər, ˈgä-\ noun

Examples of GAWP

  1. <tourists in London gawping at royalty>

Origin of GAWP

English dialect gawp to yawn, gape, from obsolete galp, from Middle English
First Known Use: 1855

Rhymes with GAWP

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