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Gaping
/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
📖 Definitions of "Gaping"
- 1
To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- 2
To stare in wonder.
- 3
To open wide; to display a gap.
- 4
Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
- 1
Wide open.
"There’s a gaping hole in the fence."
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gaping"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| agapenoun | (uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others. |
| openverb | To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. |
| opened | Having undergone opening. |
| yawningnoun | The action of the verb yawn. |
| massivenoun | Very large in size or extent. |
| immensenoun | Huge, gigantic, very large. |
| huge | Very large. |
| enormous | Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. |
| vastnoun | Very large or wide (literally or figuratively). |
| greatnoun | (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. |
| tremendous | Notable for its size, power, or excellence. |
| growingnoun | growth; increase |
| ringent | Having the semblance of lips parted wide, such as may be observed in certain flowers. |
| hiantnoun | — |
| wide-open | open wide |
| widenoun | Having a large physical extent from side to side. |
| cavernous | Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere. |
| distended | Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen. |
| capacious | Having a lot of space inside; roomy. |
| ample | Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. |
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