gawp

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gawp Through the Looking Glass The optimal viewing angle for gawping at your spatial creations runs over a 58-degree viewing cone. New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024 For others, gawping at the sheer volume and opulence of Ertegun’s stuff is its own illicit thrill, like rifling through the bedroom drawers of a hostess at a dinner party. The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024 But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men. Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 And best of luck finding something else to gawp at on one of the Big Four nets. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025 For others, gawping at the sheer volume and opulence of Ertegun’s stuff is its own illicit thrill, like rifling through the bedroom drawers of a hostess at a dinner party. The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024 Early in the game, you’re given the ability to slow down time, a power-up that doesn’t just lead to inventive platforming across rapidly moving razor-sharp knives but the opportunity to gawp further at the spectacle. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men. Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawp
Verb
  • Far too often, business leaders get caught staring at the wrong gauges—hyper-focused on vanity metrics, internal politics or the crisis of the week.
    Ryan Kunkel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Captured in the early morning, the video shows the woman entering her kitchen to find her partner staring at a grey cat, which is nonchalantly eating from a bowl on the floor.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
    Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
  • About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ceramic characters, each with their own whimsical charm, gaze from various angles in Rami Kim’s studio.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Sit on the veranda and rock, gazing out at the mountain views.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025

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“Gawp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawp. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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