gape

Examples

• All

• And I'm reading this and my jaw is a gape and I am just in a state of catatonia.

• "Chanda had never seen Brain's mouth gape open before."

  Fiction book (2000)

• She has the Guinness World Record for the largest mouth gape of a lady in the world.

• "Is it?" The tears stopped, and the uneasy frown turned into a gape of surprise.

  Fiction book (1993)

• D'Artagnan and the "Farmers" gape at Aramis in surprise.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And Trev planned to do more this time than exchange a few friendly words with her and gape at her while she made visits to other tables.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Shocked, Katrina gapes at Alain.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Its propwash stirred his hair as he stared at it, gape-mouthed in shock.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The hair is gone, the jowls shriveled, the toothless mouth gapes.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The audience sat in a gape, their mouths open in amazement as the magician finished his final trick.

Synonyms

S

stare

vsgape

108 1.0

A long fixed look showing surprise, interest, or anger

occurs with mouth open expressing amazement rather than just an eye look

Antonyms

I

indifference

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

C

composure

38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

How Amazed

gape

2 4.8

to gawk

• Informal

27 6.1

to stare

∞ 1.0

look

∞ 1.0

glance

222 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology