gapes

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/ɡeɪps/

noun

A fit of yawning.

“The gapes has gotten to many of the birds.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of gape
noun
  1. pluralplural of gape
noungapes (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fit of yawning.

    The gapes is contagious: when one person gets the gapes, pretty soon you've got a roomful of gapers.

  2. uncountableA disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.

    The gapes has gotten to many of the birds.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gapes

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APA

gapes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gapes

MLA

“gapes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gapes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gapes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gapes.

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