gape vs smile

gape

verb
  • To stare in wonder. 

  • To open wide; to display a gap. 

  • To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals. 

  • To depict a dilated anal or vaginal cavity upon penetrative sexual activity. 

  • To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. 

noun
  • An act of gaping; a yawn. 

  • A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping. 

  • The width of an opening. 

  • A large opening. 

  • The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open. 

smile

verb
  • To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy. 

  • To have (a smile) on one's face. 

  • To express by smiling. 

  • To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness. 

  • To be propitious or favourable; to countenance. 

noun
  • Favour; propitious regard. 

  • A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety. 

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