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gaping adjective [ ˈɡeɪpɪŋ ]

• (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open.
• "there was a gaping hole in the wall"
Similar: cavernous, yawning, wide, broad, vast, huge, enormous, immense, extensive,

gape verb

• be or become wide open.
• "a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet"
Similar: open wide, open up, yawn, part, crack, split,
Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse gapa ; related to gap.


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