as in stare
a fixed intent look
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
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Recent Examples of gape
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 28 June 2024
As a mesmerized crowd gapes, our own cartoonish media landscape today comes into focus.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
But a gaping pothole the less deft of these films court — the imposition of condescending judgment and an invite to mock — is also sidestepped.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
His mistakes are his fumbling misstatements and his inability to control his gape on-camera and his willingness to stoop to Trump’s level (late in the debate mocking Trump’s weight), a strategy that has not once worked.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 28 June 2024
As a mesmerized crowd gapes, our own cartoonish media landscape today comes into focus.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Verb
At a recent Nevada legislative committee hearing, lawmakers faced off with members of the governor's administration over how to fill gaping holes in the state's upcoming budget.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
But a gaping pothole the less deft of these films court — the imposition of condescending judgment and an invite to mock — is also sidestepped.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gape
Noun
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The cruel comments and stares have left permanent emotional scars that have led to deep battles with mental health and feelings of low self-worth.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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The two stare at each other, separated by decades yet both connected by the same horrible history, all of it tethered to the person lying dead on the asphalt.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Women bearing sparklers and bottles of champagne descended, as clubbers gawked from the perimeter.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ropes were fixed and the jolly-boat was hauled up to the main deck, where a scattering of sailors waited, gawking curiously.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sharp jinks, wild dives, erratic rolls—moves that once confounded algorithms—now fall apart under Red Eye’s relentless gaze.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Her gaze settled on the boot once more, noticing a sliver of paper jutting from inside the tongue.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Several clips are never before seen, which is pretty exciting, particularly the archive that Kaylee and Mac share that takes us into the eye.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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But even if both partners are sincere in their desire to maintain the relationship, the pressures of fame and the public eye can easily tear them apart.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Gape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gape. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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