Gape — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an expression of openmouthed astonishment

a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈeɪp/.

Examples

the deep gaping canyon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yawn goggle gawk gawp yaw

Parts of Speech

noun	an expression of openmouthed astonishment
noun	a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
verb	look with amazement; look stupidly
verb	be wide open “the deep gaping canyon”

Word Forms

gape	verb	look with amazement; look stupidly
gape	noun	a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klaffen

ein Ausdruck offenen Erstaunens

🇫🇷French

bâiller

une expression d'étonnement bouche bée

🇪🇸Spanish

mirar boquiabierto

una expresión de asombro boquiabierto

🇮🇹Italian

restare a bocca aperta

un'espressione di stupore a bocca aperta

🇳🇱Dutch

gapen

een uitdrukking van verbazing met open mond

🇵🇹Portuguese

ficar boquiaberto

uma expressão de espanto de boca aberta

🇷🇺Russian

зиять

выражение удивления с открытым ртом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जंभाई

खुले मुँह से आश्चर्य की अभिव्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাঁক

খোলা মুখের বিস্ময়ের প্রকাশ

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைவெளி

திறந்த வாய் திகைப்பின் வெளிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖాళీ

ఓపెన్‌మౌత్ ఆశ్చర్యం యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅप

उघड्या तोंडाच्या आश्चर्याची अभिव्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેપ

ખુલ્લા મોંવાળા આશ્ચર્યની અભિવ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತರ

ತೆರೆದ ಬಾಯಿಯ ಬೆರಗಿನ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിടവ്

തുറന്ന വിസ്മയത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ആവിഷ്കാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਪ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیپ

کھلے منہ کی حیرت کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

目瞪口呆

张大嘴巴的惊讶表情

🇯🇵Japanese

ぽっかり

口を開けた驚きの表情

🇰🇷Korean

입을 크게 벌리다

입을 벌리고 놀란 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

há hốc mồm

một biểu hiện của sự ngạc nhiên mở miệng

🇹🇭Thai

อ้าปากค้าง

การแสดงออกของความประหลาดใจที่เปิดกว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melongo

ekspresi keheranan dengan mulut ternganga

🇵🇭Filipino

nakanganga

isang pagpapahayag ng bukas na bibig na pagtataka

🇲🇾Malay

ternganga

ungkapan kehairanan yang terbuka mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تثاءب

تعبيرا عن الدهشة مفتوحة الفم

🇮🇷Persian

گیج کردن

ابراز تعجب دهان باز

🇹🇷Turkish

esnemek

ağzı açık bir hayret ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבהוֹת

ביטוי של תדהמה פעור פה

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