- awhape
- awhape /ə-(h)wāpˈ/ (Spenser)transitive verbTo confound or amazeORIGIN: Cf Gothic af-hwapjan to choke
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Awhape — A*whape , v. t. [Cf. whap blow.] To confound; to terrify; to amaze. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whap — Whap, Whop Whop, v. i. [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.] To throw one s self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over. Bartlett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whop — Whap Whap, Whop Whop, v. i. [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.] To throw one s self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over. Bartlett. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
