gape
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
had been gaping
-
past perfect progressiveof gape.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ward had been gaping at him in amazement.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day
But the young woman, who had been gaping at the scene, suddenly recovered herself.
From Sleeping Fires: a Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
I had been gaping, open-mouthed, too surprised to utter a sound.
From The Blood Ship by Norman Springer
Cyril had been gaping a bit while these few remarks were in progress.
From Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
The giants were nearly all in motion now, the milling of such throngs of them having caught the vacant stares of those who had been gaping at nothing.
From The Giants From Outer Space by Geoff St. Reynard
