Synonyms for gape
geɪp, gæpgape

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1. gapenoun

   an expression of openmouthed astonishment

2. gapeverb

   a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

3. goggle, gape, gawp, gawkverb

   look with amazement; look stupidly

   Synonyms:
   yawn, gawk, gawp, yaw, goggle

4. gape, yawn, yawverb

   be wide open

   "the deep gaping canyon"

   Synonyms:
   gawk, gawp, yaw, goggle, yawn

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1. gapeverb

   Synonyms:
   yawn

2. gapeverb

   Synonyms:
   open the mouth (as in staring)

3. gapeverb

   Synonyms:
   open, dehisce, be opened, be separated

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1. gapenoun

   Synonyms:
   yawn, yawning, gaping, oscitancy, oscitation, rictus (the gapes)

2. gapeverb

   Synonyms:
   yawn, oscitate, gaze, stare

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1. Karl Kraus:

   It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.

2. Stephanie Drumheller:

   Allosaurus might not have been as big as T. rex, but it was no slouch as an apex predator, it was able to hyper-extend its jaw for a super-wide gape. It was a hatchet feeder like a hawk, meaning it would chop into prey with its head. It had long arms with grasping claws and a strong bite force. Track sites suggest it might have been a long-distance hunter that would follow herds for miles to pick off prey.