as in stare
a fixed intent look
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
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Recent Examples of gape
Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
But this means a snake’s overall mouth size expands in conjunction with the larger diameter, says researchers, who add this means a 10.2-in gape increases its total area by 40-percent.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
However, the lack of Latino representation on television, both in broadcast and streaming, leaves a gaping hole in representation for the Latino community.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Noun
That’s two-thirds of its own mass, and 93% of its maximal gape area.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
But this means a snake’s overall mouth size expands in conjunction with the larger diameter, says researchers, who add this means a 10.2-in gape increases its total area by 40-percent.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
On the other side of the baby-shower divide, Demi, Jessi, Mikayla, and Layla sit outside and catch shrimps in their gaping maws.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
However, the lack of Latino representation on television, both in broadcast and streaming, leaves a gaping hole in representation for the Latino community.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gape
Noun
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The newcomer has a wide-eyed, penetrating stare that at once communicates the reality of Fuki’s innocence and the depth of her curiosity.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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What To Know Several reporters tried to question Balmer as he was led out of the courthouse, but the suspect remained silent, only breaking his impassive stare by rolling his eyes upward into the back of his head and pushing out his tongue to cover his chin.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a now-viral video from Stacy Goss, the family was startled by the sight of a huge bald eagle gawking at them, but more concerningly, at their dog Gnocchi.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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All around the world, train trips allow travelers to see the tulip fields at their peak in late April or gawk at the wildflowers through the Grand Canyon before the summer crowds (and temperatures) arrive.—
Lyndsey Matthews,
AFAR Media,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The camera watches all that’s happening from the open-hearted, but slightly confused gaze of the young brothers.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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The other key collaborator is cinematographer Josée Deshaies (Passages, The Beast), who shuffles between intimate shots and wider frames, her camera jostled among the sea of people in the city or composed in its gaze, with minimal movement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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For the moment, the eyes of the concert industry are on the Arkansas city of Fort Smith.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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While auras may come from the realm of pseudoscience, all living beings do emit a faint light, invisible to the human eye—one that is extinguished upon death.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Gape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gape. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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