Sekirov Dictionary

gaping

/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/

noun 3
adjective 2
forms 3

noun3

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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. — 1820
A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.
Something gaping; something agape.

adjective2

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Wide open.
- There’s a gaping hole in the fence.
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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. — 1890

forms

gapings · more gaping · most gaping

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