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- Dictionarygape/ɡāp/
verb
- 1. be or become wide open: "a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet" Similar
noun
- 1. a wide opening: "a gape of the jaws"
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1. a. : to open the mouth wide. b. : to open or part widely. holes gaped in the pavement. 2. : to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder. gaped at the squabbling monkeys. 3. : yawn. The dull lecture made the students gape. gapingly. ˈgā-piŋ-lē. ˈga-piŋ- adverb. gape.
GAPE definition: 1. to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: 2. to be or…. Learn more.
Gape is closely related to the word, gap, which means a space between things. When you gape at something, there is a lot of space between your teeth because your mouth is open in disbelief. You'll often hear mothers telling children not to gape.
GAPE meaning: 1. to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: 2. to be or…. Learn more.
verb. to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open. to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger. to be or become wide open. the crater gaped under his feet. noun. the act of gaping. a wide opening; breach. the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate. a stare or expression of astonishment. Discover More.
1. The act or an instance of gaping: a scoring move that elicited gapes from her teammates. 2. A large opening: a gape in the sail. 3. a. The mouth, especially when open. b. Zoology The width of the space between the open jaws or mandibles of a vertebrate.
If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth. His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me.
Definition of gape verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gape Definition. To open the mouth wide, as in yawning or from hunger. To stare with the mouth open, as in wonder or surprise. To open or be opened wide, as a chasm. (intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. The act of gaping. A wide gap or opening.
gape /ɡeɪp/ vb (intransitive) to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open. to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger. to be or become wide open: the crater gaped under his feet. n. the act of gaping. a wide opening; breach.
