gawp
/ɡɔːp/US/ɡɔp/
gawp verb: to stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
Verb
gawp (third-person singular simple present gawps, present participle gawping, simple past and past participle gawped)
- 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.”1961, John Steinbeck, Molly Morgan
- 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.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
Noun
gawp (plural gawps)
- 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.2019, The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget
Forms of gawp
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | gawps |
| present participle | gawping |
| past participle | gawped |
| past | gawped |
| alternative form | gaup |
| Noun | |
| plural | gawps |
Origin of gawp
Variation of gape.
Words formed from gawp
Words that rhyme with gawp
Questions about gawp
- What does gawp mean?
- Gawp means to stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
- What part of speech is gawp?
- Gawp can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce gawp?
- Gawp is pronounced /ɡɔːp/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of gawp?
- The past tense of gawp is gawped.
Words near gawp in the dictionary
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