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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gape /geɪp, gæp/USA pronunciation v., gaped/geɪpt, gæpt/USA pronunciation gap•ing. - to stare with the mouth wide open, as in shock, wonder, or surprise:[~ + at + object]The tourists gaped at the tall buildings.
- to open or spread widely;
split:[no object]The canyon gaped before them.
gap•ing, adj. [before a noun] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gape (gāp, gap),USA pronunciation v., gaped, gap•ing, n. v.i. - to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
- to open as a gap;
split or become open wide.
n. - a wide opening;
gap;
breach. - an act or instance of gaping.
- a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
- a yawn.
- [Zool.]the width of the open mouth.
- Old Norse gapa to open the mouth wide; compare German gaffen
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See gaze.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged yawn.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gape /ɡeɪp/ vb (intransitive)- to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open
- to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger
- to be or become wide open: the crater gaped under his feet
n - the act of gaping
- a wide opening; breach
- the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate
- a stare or expression of astonishment
See also gapesEtymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse gapa; related to Middle Dutch gapen, Danish gabe |