gaping.
Wide open.
Meaning & usage
Wide open.
There’s a gaping hole in the fence.
Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.
The act of one who gapes.
Something gaping; something agape.
A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gapynge, equivalent to gape + -ing.
present participle and gerund of gape
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.
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