gape
/ɡeɪp/
verb
- To open the mouth wide, especially in surprise, wonder, or confusion.
- The children gaped as the magician pulled a rabbit from his hat.
- The tourists gaped at the enormous statue in the city square.
- She gaped in disbelief when she saw the price of the dress.
- To be or become wide open.
- A deep crack gaped in the sidewalk after the earthquake.
- The wound gaped open and needed stitches.
- The old barn door gaped on its broken hinges.
Antonyms
noun
- An act of opening the mouth wide, or a wide opening.
- There was a gape in the wall where the bricks had fallen out.
- The bird's gape was bright yellow, signaling it was hungry.
- With a gape of astonishment, he dropped his book.