Gapes
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡeɪps/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Gapes is a verb meaning third-person singular simple present indicative of gape.
Meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of gape.
More Meanings
- plural of gape
- A fit of yawning.
- A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.
Example Sentences
The gapes has gotten to many of the birds.
The gapes is contagious: when one person gets the gapes, pretty soon you've got a roomful of gapers.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yawn, gawp, goggle, gawk, yaw, gawks.
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