gawp

or gaup

[ gawp ]

/ gɔp /

verb (used without object) Chiefly Northern U.S.

to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.

Origin of gawp

1720–30; British dial., continuing obsolete galp,Middle English galpen, perhaps blend of Middle Dutch galpen to yawn and Middle English gapen to gape

Words nearby gawp

gaw, Gawain, Gawain, Sir, gawk, gawky, gawp, Gawra, gawsy, gay, Gaya, gayal

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Example sentences from the Web for gawp

Walkin' over to Skeet I taps him on the shoulder, and then it's his turn to gawp at my costume.
Torchy, Private Sec.|Sewell Ford
I tried not to gawp at what must have been a couple million bucks' worth of condo.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
All I'm sure of is that we both sort of slowed up and did the gawp act.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford
He shoves his chair back into the corner and continues186 to gawp; so I just has to let on that he ain't there at all.
Shorty McCabe on the Job|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for gawp

gawp

gaup

/ (ɡɔːp) /

verb

(intr often foll by at) British slang to stare stupidly; gape

Derived forms of gawp

gawper, noun

Word Origin for gawp

C14 galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, yelp . Compare Dutch galpen to yelp

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单词	gawp
释义	gawp or gaup [ gawp ] / gɔp / verb (used without object) Chiefly Northern U.S. to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship. Origin of gawp 1720–30; British dial., continuing obsolete galp,Middle English galpen, perhaps blend of Middle Dutch galpen to yawn and Middle English gapen to gape Words nearby gawp gaw, Gawain, Gawain, Sir, gawk, gawky, gawp, Gawra, gawsy, gay, Gaya, gayal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gawp Walkin' over to Skeet I taps him on the shoulder, and then it's his turn to gawp at my costume. Torchy, Private Sec.\|Sewell Ford I tried not to gawp at what must have been a couple million bucks' worth of condo. Little Brother\|Cory Doctorow All I'm sure of is that we both sort of slowed up and did the gawp act. Torchy and Vee\|Sewell Ford He shoves his chair back into the corner and continues186 to gawp; so I just has to let on that he ain't there at all. Shorty McCabe on the Job\|Sewell Ford British Dictionary definitions for gawp gawp gaup / (ɡɔːp) / verb (intr often foll by at) British slang to stare stupidly; gape Derived forms of gawp gawper, noun Word Origin for gawp C14 galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, yelp . Compare Dutch galpen to yelp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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