gawping

verb

present participle of gawp, chiefly British
as in staring
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise tourists in London gawping at royalty

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Recent Examples of gawping In response, the women maneuvered their craft behind some brush, hiding from the soldiers gawping at them from the bank. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawping
  1. staring
  2. gawking
  3. gazing
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  • But the differences between this and their dreams were staring them in the face.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Bo grinned, staring at the pale-blue walls of the large classroom.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of staring
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  • Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The walk to the stadium is a mile or so along the Alaskan Way, where restaurants like the Crab Pot are opening up, but everyone is gawking at the street spectacle.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of gawking
Verb
  • Ambitious, sustainable beach hotel for coral-gazing and jungle immersion in one of the most remote island groups on the planet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Also free are the Los Angeles Astronomical Society’s occasional free star gazing parties, which include one scheduled for July 17.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of gazing

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