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To stare with an open mouth. Also: To be wide-open.

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  • Please do not gape at the ugly dog like that.
  • - hanya mudah di kalangan user yang sudah 'gape' dengan aplikasi tersebut
  • Palatable: The Suet which others gape and swallow by
  • Who gape and stare, just like stuck pigs at each other,
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  • They will "gape" (stare with surprise with the mouth open) at the huge "gap" (opening or missing portion) in the ground caused by the earthquake.
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