gawps
Stares with mouth
Gawps is the British spelling of gapes in the sense of staring open-mouthed, usually in a stupid or rude way: Tourists gawped at the celebrity.
The word suggests slack-jawed, vacant staring rather than mere looking.
Less common in American English, where gawks fills the same role.
Prolonged fixed gaze
slack-jawed · open-mouthed · wide-eyed · dumbfounded · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · stupefied
Stare lustfully at
- leerSuggestive sidelong look
- rubberneckStare with excessive curiosity
- eyeballOrgan of sight
- gawkStare openly, stupidly
impolite · brazen · uncouth · boorish · crass · intrusive · prying · shameless
Stare with excessive curiosity
onlooker · bystander · spectator · inquisitive · nosy · prying · snooping · fascinated
stare
Prolonged fixed gaze
ogle · slack-jawed · open-mouthed · wide-eyed · dumbfounded · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · stupefied · agog
ogle
Stare lustfully at
- leerSuggestive sidelong look
- rubberneckStare with excessive curiosity
- eyeballOrgan of sight
gawk · impolite · brazen · uncouth · boorish · crass · intrusive · prying · shameless · unabashed
rubberneck
Stare with excessive curiosity
goggle · onlooker · bystander · spectator · inquisitive · nosy · prying · snooping · fascinated · intrigued
gawpsignores
Refuses to acknowledge
looks away · overlooks · disregards · pays no heed · turns a blind eye