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gaping¹
- /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪpɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of gape
adjective more gaping · most gaping
- Wide open. There’s a gaping hole in the fence.
- Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction. The men who stood behind the scenes and worked the religious puppet-show by hidden wires to the awe and astonishment of the gaping vulgar.
gaping²
- /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪpɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English gapynge, equivalent to gape + -ing.
noun gapings
- The act of one who gapes. M. Le Gallois considers these gapings, which continue for some time after decapitation, as the vain efforts of the head for respiration.
- Something gaping; something agape.
- A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agape, open, opened, yawning, massive, immense, huge, enormous, vast, great, tremendous, growing, ringent, hiant, wide-open, wide
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adj wide open
| Português | escancarado, aberto |
|---|---|
| Français | béant |
| Deutsch | klaffend |
| Русский | широко́ откры́тый širokó, зияющий zijajuščij |
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