Not P but Moby-Dick (31)

[Ian Livingston]

To gape is to stare, slack jawed, as if unimpressed by the field of view—or speechlessly overwhelmed by it. One might gape with boredom or wonder. The context is pretty clear in this case. 

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> On Oct 23, 2023, at 8:03 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From Chapter 48:
> 
> Besides he all the time looked so easy and indolent himself, so loungingly
> managed his steering-oar, and so broadly gaped—open-mouthed at times—that
> the mere sight of such a yawning commander, by sheer force of contrast,
> acted like a charm upon the crew.
> 
> What's the difference between "gaped" and "open-mouthed" here?
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