gawping

present participle of gawp, chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawping
Verb
  • In a separate post, Tippett is seen hugging and staring into his beloved’s eyes through a window, followed by a video of the pair talking and snogging, with their intimate conversation muted by the glass partition.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Soon my mom was staring catatonically at the baby item in her hand.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Nunn has a divided audience, as the Baddies show is fueled with drama, with Jerry Springer style fights to keep viewers gawking.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Most weather and star-gazing apps will have them.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For long stretches of the play’s first act, Winter and Reeves stay seated, perched at the tunnel’s opening, gazing out over the audience.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Gawping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawping. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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