gape
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
have gaped
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present perfectof gape.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Customers have gaped at his portion sizes, he said—one woman ordered a plate of nachos and consumed roughly four bites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
I must have gaped, because she laughs and says: “I don’t like horror films.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2018
Millions have gaped at the spectacle of Spicer’s daily briefings on cable news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2017
There was no Turkey red among those particular neighbours at all events, and if there had been it wouldn't have gaped at the seams.
From A Small Boy and Others by Henry James
He surprised himself by saying that, and he pictured how Froggy would have gaped.
From This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
