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- DictionaryGap·ing/ˈɡāpiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open: "there was a gaping hole in the wall"
to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: gape at They stood gaping at the pig in the kitchen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using the eyes. accommodate. accommodation. all eyes are on someone/something idiom. astigmatic. beholder.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English gap‧ing /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/ adjective [ only before noun] a gaping hole, wound, or mouth is very wide and open Examples from the Corpus gaping • He talked about landslides in previous monsoons that had opened gaping chasms in the cliff behind the village.
gaping meaning: a hole/wound, etc that is open very wide. Learn more.
to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention. to open as a gap; split or become open wide. n. a wide opening; gap; breach. an act or instance of gaping. a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
Check pronunciation: gape. Definition of gape verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Nov 16, 2023 · Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction. Translations [ edit] ± Wide open. Etymology 2 [ edit] From Middle English gapynge, equivalent to gape + -ing . Noun [ edit] gaping (plural gapings) The act of one who gapes. Something gaping; something agape.
gaping / ˈ geɪpɪŋ/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of GAPING. : wide open : very large. a gaping wound. a gaping hole. GAPING meaning: wide open very large.
