awhape

A1W4H4A1P3E1

verb

To confound; to terrify; to amaze.

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Meanings

verbawhape (third-person singular simple present awhapes, present participle awhaping, simple past and past participle awhaped)

present singular third person awhapes · participle present awhaping · participle past awhaped · past awhaped

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo confound; to terrify; to amaze.

Origin

Compare a- + whap (“a blow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with awhape

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Cite this entry
APA

awhape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awhape

MLA

“awhape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awhape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awhape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awhape.

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