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- Dictionarygape/ɡeɪp/
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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GAPE definition: 1. to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: 2. to be or…. Learn more.
The meaning of GAPE is to open the mouth wide. How to use gape in a sentence. to open the mouth wide; to open or part widely; to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder…
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.
You'd really gape if the tutu had a gaping, or wide open, hole. 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.
If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth.
Definition of gape verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "GAPE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
GAPE definition: 1. to look at someone or something with your mouth open because you are so surprised: 2. to be…. Learn more.
gape. ( ɡeɪp) vb ( intr) 1. to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open. 2. to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger. 3. to be or become wide open: the crater gaped under his feet. n. 4. the act of gaping. 5. a wide opening; breach.
