Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gawp

/ɡɔp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: gawp
IPA: /ɡɔp/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.

British usage

noun

A stupefied or amazed stare.

British usage

Example Sentences

"“I have tickets for the train to New York tonight. Hurry up, Molly! Don’t stand there gawping.”"
"The lady looked around to see that there were hundreds of sets of eyes staring back at her. Even the screaming toddlers had momentarily stopped screaming and were gawping."
"Come in for a gawp at the sweets and pastries that run three rows deep at this rustically contemporary (or contemporarily rustic) cake shop."

Etymology

Variation of gape.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɔp/
British English: /ɡɔːp/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

gawps (present, singular) gawping (participle, present) gawped (participle, past) gawped (past) gaup (alternative) gawps (plural)

Derived Forms

gawper

Synonyms

goggle gape gawk

Rhymes With

lemon drop scaup yawp

Questions

How do you pronounce gawp?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɔp/.
What does gawp mean?: To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
Where does gawp come from?: Variation of gape.

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