as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
tourists in London gawping at royalty
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Recent Examples of gawp
And best of luck finding something else to gawp at on one of the Big Four nets.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Through the Looking Glass The optimal viewing angle for gawping at your spatial creations runs over a 58-degree viewing cone.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
For others, gawping at the sheer volume and opulence of Ertegun’s stuff is its own illicit thrill, like rifling through the bedroom drawers of a hostess at a dinner party.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men.
—Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Early in the game, you’re given the ability to slow down time, a power-up that doesn’t just lead to inventive platforming across rapidly moving razor-sharp knives but the opportunity to gawp further at the spectacle.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Through the Looking Glass The optimal viewing angle for gawping at your spatial creations runs over a 58-degree viewing cone.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
For others, gawping at the sheer volume and opulence of Ertegun’s stuff is its own illicit thrill, like rifling through the bedroom drawers of a hostess at a dinner party.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men.
—Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Early in the game, you’re given the ability to slow down time, a power-up that doesn’t just lead to inventive platforming across rapidly moving razor-sharp knives but the opportunity to gawp further at the spectacle.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawp
Verb
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Sean Monahan, Voronkov and others came up empty on point-blank opportunities that left them staring into the rafters or yelling at the ice in frustration.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, in the 1980s, Anne stared as Veronica Rooney on the hit sitcom Archie Bunker’s Place, a role that added two more Emmy nods to her roster.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Park Slope, on 9th Street just past Eighth Avenue, the crowds flowing out of Prospect Park sometimes stop to gawk at a row of oddly whimsical townhouses.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
7 Oct. 2025
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While there's plenty to gawk at on-screen, the movie's greatest legacy might be its ridiculously quotable dialogue.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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The footage shows a tabby cat gazing out the window with her back to the camera while a small gray-and-white kitten sits beside her.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This time of year, the annual month-long Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking, so once the sun does finally set, gaze upward again to see a flurry of shooting stars.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Gawp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawp. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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