gape
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gape
nounDefinition of gape (Entry 2 of 2)
4 gapes plural in form but singular in construction
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Synonyms for gape
Synonyms: Verb
blink, gawk, gawp [chiefly British], gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare
Synonyms: Noun
aspect [archaic], eye, gaze, regard, scrutiny, stare
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Examples of gape in a Sentence
Verb
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her orderNoun
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Most revelers stay up all night or rise early enough to gape from balconies or barricades as hundreds of runners dressed in the traditional white outfit with a red sash make their mad dash. — Fox News, "Running of the bulls ends in Spain with 3 men gored in final run," 14 July 2019 Dry river mouths gape among dunes the height of cathedrals. — Stanley Stewart, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "Going Off-Grid in Namibia," 21 Dec. 2018 But even 21st century sophisticates will gape at Houdiniâs escapes, some of which were extraordinarily dangerous. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "Behind the magic of Harry Houdini at the Jewish Museum of Maryland," 29 June 2018 Which is why any trip to Iceland should include a stop here, to gape at the bobbing icebergs floating in the water. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "Iceland Travel Blog: Bobbing among icebergs on Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon (photos, video)," 11 May 2018 People walked out but no one noticed because so many more people wanted to gape at the big Cheeto man forming words. — Anne Branigin, The Root, "What You Need to Know About Trumpâs Speech to the Worldâs Richest White Men," 26 Jan. 2018 Visitors from China, France and Appleton, Wisconsin, continued to gape at the Bellagioâs water show. — James Rainey, NBC News, "Las Vegas Tourists Undaunted After Concert Shooting," 5 Oct. 2017 Imago Fulvio also has a key to the side door, so guides can bring groups in to gape at the Renaissance frescoes. — Andrea Bartz, Vogue, "Exactly How to Get Into Romeâs Most Beautiful Off-Limits Attractions," 17 Aug. 2017 At one point the model and cookbook author leaned over her husband, causing her flowing, loose-fitting black jumpsuit to gape in the front, giving the audience a little bit of a peep show. — Andrea Park, Glamour, "In Which Chrissy Teigen Grinds on John Legend During His New York Concert," 28 June 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
At Lake Myvatn, where tourists soak in natural hot springs and gape at pits of boiling mud, demand for local accommodation has plunged. — New York Times, "Icelandâs Purple Planes Are Grounded, and With Them, Its Economy," 25 Aug. 2019 An enormous cast of the sharp-toothed jaw of a megalodon gapes open, wide and high enough to gobble a grown man. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Sharks! on exhibit through summer at the Bruce," 3 July 2019 Just ask Kylie Jenner, who loves oil pulling (swashing around the natural extract in your mouth for several minutes) to achieve pure-white flash of teeth behind her fish gape. — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, "Rubbing These Two Things on Your Teeth Will Make Them Whiter in Minutes," 19 Apr. 2016 Imagine one with a tie that wraps around your waist so smoothly the tiny hole the belt snakes through never gapes. — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, "Watch out DVF, Truth BE Worn is coming for your wrap dress cred | Elizabeth Wellington," 7 June 2018 Like modern birds, Ichthyornisâs upper jaw was made of several bones and was somewhat bendable, allowing the tip of the snout to flex upward and broaden the birdâs gape when grabbing prey. — Sid Perkins, Scientific American, "New Fossils Offer Clues about a Primordial Bird Beak," 2 May 2018 As the happy, purposeful crowd pushes into school, the bully is left to gape and blush, alone and ostracized. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Childrenâs Books: Safety and Comfort in Numbers," 27 Apr. 2018 The Mom star recently sat down as a guest on Dax Shepard's new Armchair Expert podcast and had a candid chat about her feelings on shopping malls, parenting, and the gender wage gape. — Jackie Frere, Redbook, "Anna Faris Doesnât Know If She Believes in Marriage After Her Divorce from Chris Pratt," 27 Mar. 2018 To deepen the illusion that life is just one big fashion spread, we've been trained to 1) smize, 2) duck face, 3) squinch, and now, 4) fish gape. — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, "News Flash: The Duck Face Has Been Replaced by the Fish Gape," 1 Oct. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gape.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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