gaup

US: (gôp)

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gaup  (gôp), v.i. 

1. Dialect Terms gawp.

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gaup / ɡɔːp/ verb

1. a variant spelling of gawp

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gawp  (gôp), v.i. [Chiefly Northern U.S.]

1. Dialect Terms to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment;
   gape:
   Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.

Also, gaup. 

• Brit. dialect, dialectal, continuing obsolete galp, Middle English galpen, perh. blend of, blended Middle Dutch galpen to yawn and Middle English gapen to gape 1720–30

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gawp, gaup / ɡɔːp/ verb

1. (intransitive) often followed by at: to stare stupidly; gape

Etymology: 14th Century galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, yelp. Compare Dutch galpen to yelp

ˈgawper noun