gawp
verb
- to yawn or gape
- to gaze in astonishment
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡɔːp/ / /ɡɔp/ / /ɡɑp/
noun
Etymology: Variation of gape.
- A stupefied or amazed stare.
“Come in for a gawp at the sweets and pastries that run three rows deep at this rustically contemporary (or contemporarily rustic) cake shop.”
verb
Etymology: Variation of gape.
- To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
““I have tickets for the train to New York tonight. Hurry up, Molly! Don’t stand there gawping.””
“The lady looked around to see that there were hundreds of sets of eyes staring back at her. Even the screaming toddlers had momentarily stopped screaming and were gawping.”