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gawp

  • /ɡɔːp/ UK
  • /ɡɔp/ US
  • /ɡɑp/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːp

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Variation of gape.

verb gawps · gawping · gawped · gaup

  1. UK To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk. “I have tickets for the train to New York tonight. Hurry up, Molly! Don’t stand there gawping.”

noun gawps · gaup

  1. UK A stupefied or amazed stare. Come in for a gawp at the sweets and pastries that run three rows deep at this rustically contemporary (or contemporarily rustic) cake shop.

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"gawp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gawp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gawp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gawp

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"gawp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gawp.

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@misc{gawp_2026,
  title = {gawp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gawp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}