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gawp

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gawp  (gôp)
intr.v. gawped, gawp·ing, gawps Chiefly British
To gawk.
[Variant of obsolete galp, to gawk, gape, of unknown origin.]
gawper n.
gawp, gaup [gɔːp]
vb
(intr; often foll by at) Brit slang to stare stupidly; gape
[C14 galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, yelp. Compare Dutch galpen to yelp]
gawper  n
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Verb1.gawp - look with amazement; look stupidly
gape, gawk, goggle
look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
Translations
gawp [ˈgɔːp] vi → rester bouche bée
to gawp at → regarder bouche bée
gawp
vi (Brit inf) → glotzen (inf), → gaffen; to gawp at somebody/something → jdn/etw anglotzen (inf) → or angaffen; what are you gawping at? → was glotzt du da? (inf)
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