as in stare
a fixed intent look
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
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Recent Examples of gape
Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
For instance, that toothy gape up front is corralled by a goatee of nearly 200 digital light whiskers.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Findlay's always a little nervous that if Marathon left it would leave a gaping hole in our community.
—Dean Narciso, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Many bird species young have this gape so the parents can more easily direct food into their mouths.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
For instance, that toothy gape up front is corralled by a goatee of nearly 200 digital light whiskers.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Taking a character off of TV’s hottest comedy at the time would leave a gaping hole, or risk ruining a side character who couldn’t hold a show of their own.
—Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Findlay's always a little nervous that if Marathon left it would leave a gaping hole in our community.
—Dean Narciso, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gape
Noun
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Still as feisty as UConn baseball fans might remember him, the original AK touched 98 MPH and had a stare-down with Jac Caglianone after a hit by pitch.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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What followed was a wide-eyed stare into the wrong camera that, once the crew found the right angle, devolved into an unsettling mog.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Millions attended these exhibits and then went home to gawk at the vehicles at their local store.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Encouraging us to shift our gaze from the wall to our devices — to assume that accursed downward tilt of the neck when splendors abound before our eyes — is simply detrimental.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Romvari is just getting started in her career, while still determined to keep her expectations manageable — her gaze fixated squarely on creating and improving.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In another, Hurst snapped a picture of a man sleeping rough on a slab of cardboard, one arm shielding his eyes from the sun, and the other pulling up his shirt suggestively.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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In previous years, those sessions leaned heavily on individual development, with an eye toward inevitable roster turnover.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Gape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gape. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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