gawp

verb

ˈgȯp How to pronounce gawp (audio)
ˈgäp
gawped; gawping; gawps

intransitive verb

chiefly British
: gawk
gawper
ˈgȯ-pər How to pronounce gawp (audio)
ˈgä-
noun

Examples of gawp in a Sentence

tourists in London gawping at royalty
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For others, gawping at the sheer volume and opulence of Ertegun’s stuff is its own illicit thrill, like rifling through the bedroom drawers of a hostess at a dinner party. The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024 Early in the game, you’re given the ability to slow down time, a power-up that doesn’t just lead to inventive platforming across rapidly moving razor-sharp knives but the opportunity to gawp further at the spectacle. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men. Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024 Locals of all ages throng the lakefront, gawping at the spectacle of it all. Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024 Twin columns once housed in trousers or board shorts have undergone miniskirt-ification, now daring you not to gawp as men’s hemlines rise and rise. Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024 Troy Iwata found a guy who stans Joe Biden and just gawped at him in wide-eyed disbelief. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 May 2024 Although the moon’s shadow will arrive like clockwork and bring eerie darkness on schedule, to gawp at the sun’s corona requires a clear sky. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gawp was in 1855

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Cite this Entry

“Gawp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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