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- Dictionarygap·ing/ˈɡāpiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open: "there was a gaping hole in the wall"
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GAPING definition: 1. A gaping hole or other opening is very large: 2. A gaping hole or other opening is very large…. Learn more.
The meaning of GAPING is wide open. How to use gaping in a sentence.
ˈgaping definition: wide open; extremely wide. See examples of ˈGAPING used in a sentence.
Salt was rubbed mercilessly into the gaping wound. He says that is a gaping hole. What happens when a small bird is swallowed by a gaping vortex? The absence of the opposition making the remain case has left a gaping democratic deficit. Across the ethnic divide there is conviction that the gaping wound could close.
Define gaping. gaping synonyms, gaping pronunciation, gaping translation, English dictionary definition of gaping. adj. Deep and wide open: a gaping wound; a gaping hole. gap′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Verb she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order Noun I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying.
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GAPE definition: 1. to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: 2. to be or…. Learn more.
gaping meaning, definition, what is gaping: a gaping hole, wound, or mouth is very w...: Learn more.
Synonyms for GAPING: wide, yawning, exposed, revealed, unoccupied, unlocked, unsealed, unlatched; Antonyms of GAPING: closed, blocked, shut, stopped, clogged, stuffed, plugged, obstructed
