verb (used without object) Chiefly Northern U.S.
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
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gawp or gaup (ɡɔːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by at) | |
| slang (Brit) to stare stupidly; gape | |
| [C14 galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, | |
| gaup or gaup | |
| —vb | |
| [C14 galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, | |
| 'gawper or gaup | |
| —n | |
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Gawp
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
It commemorates a trek more gruelling than the tourists who gawp at it can imagine.
They also take willing subjects and observe their reactions as they gawp at products.
Tempting as it is to gawp at the sky-high tuition fees, price can be a red herring.
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