gaping
gaping · more gaping · most gaping
широко открытый, зияющий
klaffend
béant
aberto
Wide openWide open.
/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
wide open:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
wide open:
Meaning
2 sensesWide open.
There’s a gaping hole in the fence.
klaffend
широко́ откры́тыйširokó, зияющийzijajuščij
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction.
Origin
From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalenFrom Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.
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Forms
more gaping, most gaping| Comparative | more gaping Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most gaping Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe:agape
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgapingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.