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1. (v.i.) gape
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
2. gape
to open the mouth wide involuntarily as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
3. gape
to split or become open wide.
4. (n.) gape
a wide opening; breach.
5. gape
an act or instance of gaping.
6. gape
a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
7. gape
a yawn.
8. gape
Zool. the width of the open mouth.
Etymology: (1175–1225; < ON gapa to open the mouth wide; cf. G gaffen)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gape
an expression of openmouthed astonishment
2. (verb) gape
a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
3. (verb) goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
look with amazement; look stupidly
4. (verb) gape, yawn, yaw
be wide open
"the deep gaping canyon"
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1. (verb) gape
to stare with your mouth open
a crowd gaping at the giant screen
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gape
the act of gaping; a yawn
2. (noun) gape
the width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc
3. (verb) gape
to open the mouth wide
4. (verb) gape
expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape
5. (verb) gape
indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn
6. (verb) gape
to pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus
7. (verb) gape
to long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at
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Sense: to stare with open mouth, eg in surprise
The children gaped at the monkeys.
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 Afrikaans: vergaap |
 Arabic: يَفْغَرُ فَمَه |
 Bulgarian: зяпам |
 Brazilian: embasbacar |
 Czech: civět (s otevřenými ústy) |
 German: anstaunen |
 Danish: måbe |
 Greek: χάσκω, κοιτάζω με ανοιχτό |
 Spanish: mirar boquiabierto |
 Estonian: ammuli sui vahtima |
 Farsi: با دهان باز خیره شدن |
 Finnish: tollottaa |
 French: rester bouche bée |
 Hebrew: לִפעוֹר פֶּה |
 Hindi: जंभाई लेना, एकटक घूरना |
 Croatian: zuriti, buljiti |
 Hungarian: tátja a száját |
 Indonesian: ternganga |
 Icelandic: gapa |
 Italian: restare a bocca aperta |
 Japanese: ぽかんと口を開ける |
 Korean: 멍하니 바라보다 |
 Lithuanian: spoksoti |
 Latvian: blenzt (ar pavērtu muti) |
 Malay: ternganga |
 Dutch: gapen |
 Norwegian: måpe, glo (med åpen munn) |
 Polish: gapić się |
 Persian: با دهان باز خیره شدن |
 Pashto: خوله وازه پاته كېدل ( لكه |
 Portuguese: embasbacar |
 Romanian: a căsca gura |
 Russian: глазеть |
 Slovak: civieť |
 Slovenian: strmeti |
 Serbian: zinuti |
 Swedish: gapa, glo, bliga |
 Thai: อ้าปากค้าง |
 Turkish: ağzı açık kalmak |
 Taiwanese: 目瞪口呆 |
 Ukrainian: витріщатися |
 Urdu: بڑا سا منہ کھولنا |
 Vietnamese: há hốc miệng |
 Chinese: 目瞪口呆，张口凝视 |
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