gapes Sentence Examples
- The crowd gaped in awe as the acrobat defied gravity.
- The open door gaped wide, inviting us to enter.
- The patient's mouth gaped open as the doctor examined their throat.
- The newlyweds gaped at each other, filled with love and wonder.
- The old man's eyes gaped with disbelief as he witnessed the unfolding chaos.
- The gapes of the Earth swallowed the errant travelers.
- The hole in the wall gaped like a gaping wound.
- The child gaped at the brightly colored toys in the store window.
- The gaping maw of the shark hinted at the danger lurking beneath the waves.
- The surgeon gaped at the intricate network of blood vessels exposed during the operation.
gapes Meaning
gapes
the expanse of an open mouth, the width of an opening, yawn, the line along which the mandibles (see mandible sense 1c) of a bird close, to stare with mouth open in surprise or wonder, to open or part widely, yawn entry 1 sense 2, to open the mouth wide, an unfilled space, an act or instance of gaping, to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder, yawn entry 2 sense 2, something resembling an open mouth (such as an unfilled space or extent), a disease of birds and especially young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea (see trachea sense 1), an act or instance of opening the mouth wide or of keeping the mouth open wide
Synonyms & Antonyms of gapes
Synonyms:
- inspections
- aspects
- watches
- observations
- observances
- surveys
- contemplations
- glowers
- attentions
- fixations
- scrutinies
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word gapes
the expanse of an open mouth, the width of an opening, yawn, the line along which the mandibles (see mandible sense 1c) of a bird close, to stare with mouth ope
stares, eyes, gazes, glares,regards, inspections, aspects, watches, observations, observances
peeks, flashes, blinks, peeps,glances, glimpses, sights, scans, ogles,stimes
The crowd gaped in awe as the acrobat defied gravity.
The open door gaped wide, inviting us to enter.
The patient's mouth gaped open as the doctor examined their throat.
The newlyweds gaped at each other, filled with love and wonder.
