gawp
verb (used without object)
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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So when the boss goes on to say how Mr. McCrea is connected with the Washington sleuth bureau I expect I must have gawped at him a bit curious.
From Torchy and Vee by Sewell Ford