gawp (redirected from gawps)

gawp  (gôp)

intr.v. gawped, gawp·ing, gawps Chiefly British

To gawk.

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[Variant of obsolete galp, to gawk, gape, of unknown origin.]

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gawper n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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)