gape

(gāp, găp)
intr.v., gaped, gap·ing, gapes.

1. To open the mouth wide; yawn.
2. To stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open. See synonyms at gaze.
3. To open wide: The curtains gaped when the wind blew.

n.

1. The act or an instance of gaping.
2. A large opening.
3. Zoology. The width of the space between the open jaws or mandibles of a vertebrate.
4. gapes (used with a sing. verb) A disease of birds, especially young domesticated chickens and turkeys, caused by gapeworms and resulting in obstructed breathing.
5. gapes A fit of yawning.

[Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa.]

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verb

1. To open the mouth wide with a deep inward breath, as when tired or bored: yawn. See mouth.
2. To look intently and fixedly: eye, gawk, gaze, goggle, ogle, peer¹, stare. Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on. See see/not see.
3. To open wide: gap, yawn. See wide/narrow.

noun

An intent fixed look: gaze, stare. See see/not see.

v

Definition: be wide open
Antonyms: close

IN BRIEF: To stare with an open mouth. Also: To be wide-open.

Please do not gape at the ugly dog like that.

Tutor's tip: They will "gape" (stare with surprise with the mouth open) at the huge "gap" (opening or missing portion) in the ground caused by the earthquake.

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A behavioral response shown by cats in recognition of urine odor. After sniffing, the cat flicks the tongue against the hard palate, opens its mouth, licks the nose, and has a fixed gaze. This may be similar to the flehmen reaction.

For a list of words related to gape, see:

• Verbs of Sight - gape: gaze dumbly, esp. with mouth open

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - glo, måbe, gabe
n. - gloen, måben, gaben

idioms:

• gape at    glo på, måbe over
• the gapes    anfald af gaben

Nederlands (Dutch)
(met open mond) aanstaren, openbarsten, gapen, gapend openstaan, aanstarende blik, gaap, (mv) een aanval van gapen, (mv) gaapziekte (vogels), opening

Français (French)
v. intr. - ouvrir le bec tout grand, ouvrir la bouche toute grande, bâiller (d'ennui), regarder bouche bée, être béant
n. - trou béant, regard ébahi

idioms:

• gape at    regarder bouche bée
• the gapes    les trous

Deutsch (German)
v. - gaffen, glotzen, gähnen, klaffen
n. - stierer Blick

idioms:

• gape at    angähnen, angaffen
• the gapes    Vogelkrankheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χαίνω, χάσκω, κάνω χάζι, χασμουριέμαι, μένω με το στόμα ανοιχτό, χαζεύω

idioms:

• gape at    χαίνω, χάσκω, χασμουριέμαι, τα χάνω, μένω με το στόμα ανοιχτό, χαζεύω
• the gapes    συγγάμωση, χασμουρητό

Italiano (Italian)
sbadiglio, attacco di sbadigli, guardare a bocca aperta, sbadigliare

idioms:

• gape at    guardare a bocca aperta
• the gapes    difterite di pollame

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bocejar, estar de boca aberta, abrir(-se)
n. - bocejo (m), abertura (f) larga

idioms:

• gape at    embasbacar-se
• the gapes    bocejo (m)

Русский (Russian)
изумленный взгляд, зевок, зияние, широко разевать рот, зевать, зиять

idioms:

• gape at    глазеть, изумляться
• the gapes    приступ зевоты, зевота (болезнь птиц)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - mirar boquiabierto, estar muy abierto, bostezar, tener la boca involuntariamente abierta
n. - (plural) enfermedad de las aves de corral provocada por un gusano parásito, brecha, apertura grande, mirada asombrada o boquiabierta, bostezo

idioms:

• gape at    mirar boquiabierto, embobarse con
• the gapes    enfermedad de las aves

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gapa, glo, gäspa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
裂开, 打哈欠, 张嘴, 裂口

idioms:

• gape at    目瞪口呆地看着
• the gapes    家禽的张口病

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 裂開, 打哈欠, 張嘴
n. - 裂口, 打哈欠, 張嘴

idioms:

• gape at    目瞪口呆地看著
• the gapes    家禽的張口病

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 멍하게 쳐다보다, 하품하다, 갈라지다
n. - 갈라진 틈, 멍하게 바라봄

idioms:

• gape at    입을 벌리고 멍하게 쳐다보다
• the gapes    동물이 부리를 자꾸 벌리는 병

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 大口を開ける
n. - 裂け目, 割れ目, あくび

idioms:

• gape at    見とれる, あくびをする
• the gapes    あくび開嘴症

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفغر فمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פיהק, פער פה, נפתח לרווחה, בהה‬
n. - ‮פעירת פה, פיהוק, בהייה בפה פתוח, מחלת ציפורים‬

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