gawp vs gaze

gawp

verb
  • To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk. 

noun
  • A stupefied or amazed stare. 

gaze

verb
  • To stare intently or earnestly. 

  • To stare at. 

noun
  • In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed. 

  • A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention. 

How often have the words gawp and gaze occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )