gape Definition

gape
verb, intr gaped, gaping

1. To stare with the mouth open, especially in surprise or wonder.

Thesaurus: stare, ogle, goggle, gaze, peer, gawk, wonder.
2. To be or become wide open.

Thesaurus: split, part, crack, cleave, divide, yawn.
3. To open the mouth wide.

noun gapes

1. A wide opening.
2. An open-mouthed stare.
3. The extent to which the mouth can be opened.

Derivative: gaping

Wide open.
Example: a gaping hole
Thesaurus: wide, broad, yawning, vast, great, cavernous; Antonym: tiny.

Astonished.

Derivative: gapingly
adverb

Etymology: 13c: from Norse gapa to open the mouth.