gawp
verb (used without object)
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape.
gawping
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present participleof gawp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bale, formerly one of the leading actors of his generation, is reduced to spending most of the movie gawping at her antics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The killer second came through a sumptuous Lorenzo Pellegrini finish, assisted by Artem Dovbyk and a gawping Rangers defence.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
Like the passengers gawping at the flames, the reader cannot look away.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
But, he added, he wouldn’t be gawping at their apartments.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Daddy says as though Bess and I aren’t already gawping at each other.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
