gawped

verb

past tense of gawp, chiefly British
as in stared
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise tourists in London gawping at royalty

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Recent Examples of gawped Italian nonne stirred pots full of sauce with a look of utter boredom and, here and there, Neapolitan ragazzi sat atop their motorini and gawped at the torture. — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawped
  1. stared
  2. gawked
  3. gazed
Verb
  • Dos Santos stared toward the clock in amazement after finishing the 400-meter hurdles Thursday night at the Diamond League meet in Zurich.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As Counsell exited the dugout to make the pitching change, Imanaga walked to the back of the mound and stared toward the outfield.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stared
Verb
  • People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.
    — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of gawked
Verb
  • On Air Force One, somewhere above Alaska, White House communications director Steven Cheung gazed out at the Northern Lights.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Kikuko rolled over on her side and gazed up at the sky, which had suddenly become blanketed in thunder clouds.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of gazed

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“Gawped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawped. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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