gaped

verb

past tense of gape
as in stared
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order

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Recent Examples of gaped Some stuffing gaped out of the rips on the back. — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025 Inside the old asylum, plaster peeled from mottled walls and holes gaped in the ceiling. — Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025 Upon first glance of the architectural marvel that is the magnificent indoor-outdoor lobby, my mouth gaped open; on every return visit since, it's done the same. — Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaped
  1. stared
  2. gawked
  3. gazed
Verb
  • Malik Tillman stared at the ball for a free kick just outside the box, to the left of the goal.
    — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Roberto Baggio stared at the ground next to the 12-yard penalty spot in California after sending Italy’s final attempt over the crossbar in the 1994 World Cup final against Brazil — the first time a men’s tournament had been decided on penalties.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of stared
Verb
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of gawked
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  • Near 18th and Grand on the second double-decker Orange Bus during the mind-boggling Oranje Fanwalk on Thursday, KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer gazed back — and realized there somehow were as many people behind them as before them.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • En route from the airport, his mother gazed out of the window, apparently rapt by these strange surroundings.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Definition of gazed

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