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
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The camera then pans to show the house opposite—where another golden is sitting in the exact same spot in its own yard, staring right back at Copper, but neither crossing the threshold on to the street.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The two men then lie down next to each other and stare at the ceiling.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some viewers even took to hate-watching the show, tuning in every week just to gawk at the latest episodes’ cringeworthy moments.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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After releasing the baseball, Luis Garcia gazed toward the first-base dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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