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gaping

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gap·ing  (gpng)
adj.
Deep and wide open: a gaping wound; a gaping hole.

gaping·ly adv.

gaping [ˈgeɪpɪŋ]
adj
wide open; extremely wide a gaping hole
gapingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gaping - with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape"
opened, open - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"

gaping
adjective wide, great, open, broad, vast, yawning, wide open, cavernous a gaping hole
Translations
gaping [ˈgeɪpɪŋ] ADJ
1. [wound, mouth] → abierto; [hole] → muy abierto, grande
2. [person] → boquiabierto, embobado
gaping [ˈgeɪpɪŋ] adj [hole] → béant(e); [wound] → béant(e)
gap-toothed [ˌgæpˈtuːθt] adj [person] → édenté(e); [smile] → édenté(e)
gap year nannée f sabbatique année de congé, souvent passée à voyager, que certains étudiants s'accordent avant d'entrer à l'université
He spent his gap year in India → Avant d'entrer à l'université, il a passé un an en Inde.
gaping
adj
mouth, beakweit aufgesperrt; holeriesig; woundklaffend; chasm, abyssklaffend, gähnend
(= staring) persongaffend; eyesweit aufgerissen
gaping [ˈgeɪpɪŋ] adj (wound) → aperto/a; (hole) → grosso/a
gaping seam → larga scucitura
gaping [ˈgeɪpɪŋ] adj (wound) → aperto/a; (hole) → grosso/a
gaping seam → larga scucitura


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There open fanes and gaping graves Yawn level with the luminous waves ; But not the riches there that lie In each idol's diamond eye - Not the gaily-jewelled dead Tempt the waters from their bed ; For no ripples curl, alas
Our goods were no sooner landed than we were surrounded with a crowd of officers, all gaping for presents; we were forced to gratify their avarice by opening our bales, and distributing among them some pieces of calico.
Then snatching the lantern from Daddy Jacques, he held it over the corpse and saw a gaping wound.
 
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