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gape
[geyp, gap]
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
Synonyms: yawnto open as a gap; split or become open wide.
Synonyms: yawn
noun
a wide opening; gap; breach.
an act or instance of gaping.
a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
a yawn.
Zoology., the width of the open mouth.
gape
/ ɡeɪp /
verb
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
noun
the act of gaping
a wide opening; breach
the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate
a stare or expression of astonishment
Other Word Forms
- gapingly adverb
- subgape verb (used without object)
- ungaping adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gape1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gape1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
At Al-Rantisi hospital, a facility for children and cancer patients, AFP footage showed wards reduced to heaps of overturned metal beds, gaping ceilings and scattered medical equipment.
The move is also a sign of how Macron’s options have dwindled as he seeks a government capable of surviving a no-confidence vote and passing a budget that narrows the country’s gaping deficit.
It remains available on streaming versions of earlier releases, but its absence here is a gaping hole in an otherwise extraordinary set.
Pictures showed shattered windows, cracks from shrapnel, a gaping hole in the mud-brick wall and twisted metal from hospital beds covering the floor.
Torn sheets cover the gaping holes where the windows used to be.
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