verb
- stares with mouth open, especially in wonder or shock
- opens wide
Usage: third person singular present of ‘gape’
Usage: third person singular present of ‘gape’
noun
- a disease in young birds causing them to gasp for air
Usage: veterinary
Examples
- She gapes at the enormous diamond ring.
- The tourist gapes at the towering skyscrapers.
- A huge hole gapes in the side of the building.
- The wound gapes open and needs stitches.
- The chicks died from gapes before the farmer could treat them.
- He gapes in amazement at the magic trick.