verb [V]
1 ~ (at sb/sth) to stare at sb/sth with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised:
Isabel gaped at him, horrified. * Frank gaped. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
2 ~ (open) to be or become wide open:
a gaping hole / mouth / wound * He stood yawning, his pyjama jacket gaping open. * A huge chasm gaped before them.
gape noun
