gapeverb [ I ]
uk/ɡeɪp/us/ɡeɪp/gape verb [ I ] (LOOK)
to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth:
They stood gaping at the pig in the kitchen.
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Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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gape verb [ I ] (OPEN)
to be or become wide open:
Peter's jacket gaped at the seams.
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Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
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