gawp

gawp

verb \ˈgȯp, ˈgäp\

Definition of GAWP

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: gawk

— gawp·er \ˈgȯ-pər, ˈgä-\ noun

Examples of GAWP

1. <tourists in London gawping at royalty>

Origin of GAWP

English dialect gawp to yawn, gape, from obsolete galp, from Middle English

First Known Use: 1855

Related to GAWP

Synonyms: blink, gawk, gape [chiefly British], gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare

Related Words: glare, gloat, glower; consider, eye, fixate, observe, regard, watch; leer, ogle; peruse, pore (over), study; outface, outstare, stare down

Near Antonyms: glance, glimpse, peek, peep; browse, dip (into), scan; wink (at)

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Rhymes with GAWP

scaup, whaup, yawp