as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
tourists in London gawping at royalty
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Recent Examples of gawp
And best of luck finding something else to gawp at on one of the Big Four nets.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawp
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The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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There are Super Bowl rookies staring around the place with eyes as wide as dinner plates (this reporter falls into that camp), there are members of the international media who have flown from around the world to be here.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Passersby gawked and pulled their phones out to take pictures, leading a deputy to warn that anyone snapping photos would have their devices confiscated and searched.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Nor do the gawking passers-by, whom Annette never acknowledges.—
Rhonda Garelick,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Emmy winner Zendaya returns as recovering drug addict Rue Bennett, who somberly gazes over her shoulder in a darkened room in the photo (above) shared Monday.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Her mom gazed on with pride as Doechii delivered a powerful message.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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