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gape at vs gape

Both 'gape at' and 'gape' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Gape at' is used when someone is looking at something in amazement or surprise, while 'gape' is used to describe someone staring with an open mouth. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

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gape at

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'gape at' when you want to describe someone looking at something in amazement or surprise.

Examples:

She gaped at the beautiful sunset.
The children gaped at the magician's tricks.
He gaped at the size of the fish he caught.
The audience gaped at the incredible performance.
They gaped at the sight of the accident.

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Wear boxers... preferably ones that don't gape.
Wear boxers... preferably ones that don't gape.
You two gazers, take your gape to the park.
Don't gape when you see the dancing girl
Leave gormandizing, know the grave doth gape For thee thrice wider than for other men.
Vultures! Lieutenant, you mind if I go inside? I can't stand to watch them... gape.
Would you, the supervisor, grossly gape on?
I can't stand to watch them gape
What does that great big horsey gape of a grin portend?
They will come to gape, but they will stay to shop.
The seams aren't finished, the zipper gapes, And - and you finished the hem on the machine.
Would you, the supervisor, grossly gape on? Behold her topped?
Do we look like people who gape all day?
Let the earth gape beneath my feet, let a thunderbolt strike my head! I love you, Elisabetta! The world is nothing to me!
And all I can do is gape back and say, I don't know.
It was mine art, when I arrived and heard thee that made gape the pine, and let thee out

Alternatives:

stare at
gaze at
look at in amazement
be amazed by
be surprised by

gape

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'gape' to describe someone staring with an open mouth, often in shock or disbelief.

Examples:

She stood there, gaping in horror.
The news left him gaping in disbelief.
The unexpected sight made him gape.
He gaped at the strange creature before him.
The shocking revelation caused them to gape.

Show examples from the web [+]

Wear boxers... preferably ones that don't gape.
Wear boxers... preferably ones that don't gape.
You two gazers, take your gape to the park.
Don't gape when you see the dancing girl
Vultures! Lieutenant, you mind if I go inside? I can't stand to watch them... gape.
They will come to gape, but they will stay to shop.
Do we look like people who gape all day?
And all I can do is gape back and say, I don't know.
It was mine art, when I arrived and heard thee that made gape the pine, and let thee out
Leave gormandizing, know the grave doth gape For thee thrice wider than for other men.
What does that great big horsey gape of a grin portend?
Would you, the supervisor, grossly gape on?
I can't stand to watch them gape
Would you, the supervisor, grossly gape on? Behold her topped?
Let the earth gape beneath my feet, let a thunderbolt strike my head! I love you, Elisabetta! The world is nothing to me!
The seams aren't finished, the zipper gapes, And - and you finished the hem on the machine.

Alternatives:

stare with an open mouth
gawk
stare in shock
stare in disbelief
stare in astonishment

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