gape

[US]/ɡeɪp/
[UK]/ɡeɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. split open, open wide
n. crack, yawn

Example Sentences

a wide gape of the jaws.

The curtains gaped when the wind blew.

they gaped at her as if she was an alien.

A huge chasm gaped before them.

His shirt gapes open with a button missing.

there are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm.

she climbed into her sports car to the gapes of passers-by.

"She gaped at the strange tall man, not believing that he was her elder brother."

He gaped and remained silent when the teacher asked him a question, and like an overladen ass patiently suffered all the blows that came down on his back.

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