Definition
To gape or stare vacantly; to gawk in a stupid manner.
Etymology
Possibly from Old Norse gapa (to gape) or related to gape. The word captures the specific quality of staring openly and mindlessly.
Kelly Says
Scottish and Northern English dialects preserved 'gaup' and 'gaum' for that distinctly human moment of blank staring—we all do it, but only some languages gave it its own word.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በማጥቃት
beh-mah-tseh-kat
BNবাংলা
প্রতারণা
pratāraṇā
CACatalà
enganyar
ehn-gah-nyar
CSČeština
podvádět
pohd-vah-deht
DEDeutsch
täuschen
tay-shen
ELΕλληνικά
εξαπατάω
exapataō
ESEspañol
engañar
ehn-gah-nyar
FAفارسی
فریب دادن
farīb dādan
FISuomi
petkuttaa
peh-tko-tah
FRFrançais
tromper
troh-mpeh
HIहिन्दी
धोखा देना
dhōkhā denā
IDBahasa Indonesia
menipu
meh-nee-poo
ITItaliano
ingannare
ee-ngah-nah-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
menipu
meh-nee-poo
MYမြန်မာ
လိုက်လဲ
lite leh
NLNederlands
bedriegen
bay-dree-ghen
PLPolski
oszukiwać
oh-shoo-vee-ahch
PTPortuguês
enganar
ehn-gah-nahr
RORomână
înșela
eensheh-lah
RUРусский
обманывать
obmanyvat
SWKiswahili
danganya
dah-ngah-nyah
TRTürkçe
aldatmak
ahl-dah-tmahk
UKУкраїнська
обманювати
obmanyuvaty
URاردو
دھوکہ دینا
dhōkhā denā
VITiếng Việt
lừa dối
loo-ah doh-ee