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gawps

verb

present tense third-person singular of gawp, chiefly British

as in stares

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise tourists in London gawping at royalty

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Before the crime is committed, a construction worker stares at the perpetrator in the back of the vehicle.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The real Cloonee sits in a chair across from me, while another stares at me from the coffee table, where there’s a copy of Cloonee’s recent DJ Mag cover.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

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