gawp
verb (used without object)
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape.
gawped
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past participleof gawp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gawp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gawpverb (used without object)to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape.
Example Sentences
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It’s strange to imagine that we gawped and laughed.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2020
We pulled in amid a cloud of brown dust to the state fishing access site just below the dam and gawped at the wind-shimmered cottonwood leaves, the river’s leisurely drift and the dry, harsh hills.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2015
The epigrammatic and empathetic Mrs. Kendal, who knows from striking poses and being gawped at, is a scene-stealing showboat.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2014
The final accolade of Wiggins's golden year was preceded by honours that equally summarised the sporting months we have gloried in and gawped at. once again made the impossible look commonplace.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2012
The Spaniards gawped like yokels at the wide streets, ornately carved buildings, and markets bright with goods from hundreds of miles away.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
