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gawps

gawps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gawp.

gawps is the plural of gawp.

Meaning of gawp

Verb

gawp (third-person singular simple present gawps, present participle gawping, simple past and past participle gawped)

  1. (UK) 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

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Questions about gawps

What is gawps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gawps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gawp.

Words near gawps in the dictionary

  1. gawper
  2. gawpers
  3. gawping
  4. gawpingly
  5. gawpings
  6. gawps
  7. gawpus
  8. gawpuses
  9. GAWR
  10. Gawron
  11. Gawrons

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