Gape

/ˈɡeɪp/

Synonyms for "gape" (196 found)

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Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
facial expressionfacial gesturelookopenopeningstare

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6 entries
aperturecrackcrevicegaping mouthmouthwide opening

Collocations

8 entries
gaping doorwaygaping expressiongaping holegaping mouthlarge gapopen mouthwide gapewide opening

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I can only gape at such perfection.

Source: tatoeba (547044)

"Please don't gape at me. It's rather rude, y'know."

Source: tatoeba (11535819)

The young dark-haired girl glanced up sharply as her dorm room opened, only to gape in stunned surprise at the person entering. "Whoa! Annie, is that you?" the girl asked, laughing aloud. "Hahaha! Holy shit! I didn’t think I’d be seeing you again! Where've ya been, girl?" Ann sighed inwardly. "It’s... a long story, Helen. Long, convoluted, and utterly crazy. Anyway, I’m just here to pick up my things," she said, glancing around with a frown. "But... it looks like someone already cleared them out."

Source: tatoeba (13556033)

1723, Jonathan Swift, The Journal of a Modern Lady, 1810, Samuel Johnson, The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 11, page 467, She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, / And asks if it be time to rise;

Source: wiktionary

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