GAPING

gaping, agape(p)

(adjective) with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; “the gaping audience”; “we stood there agape with wonder”; “with mouth agape”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

gaping

present participle of gape

Adjective

gaping (comparative more gaping, superlative most gaping)

Wide open.

Etymology 2

Noun

gaping (plural gapings)

The act of one who gapes.

Something gaping; something agape.

Anagrams

• paging

Source: Wiktionary

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GAPE

Gape (; in Eng, commonly ; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gaped ( or ); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaping] Etym: [OE. gapen, AS. geapan to open; akin to D. gapen to gape, G. gaffen, Icel. & Sw. gapa, Dan. gabe; cf. Skr. jabh to snap at, open the mouth. Cf. Gaby, Gap.]

1. To open the mouth wide; as: (a) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape. Dryden. (b) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift. (c) Showing self-forgetfulness in surprise, astonishment, expectation, etc. With gaping wonderment had stared aghast. Byron. (d) Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome. They have gaped upon me with their mouth. Job xvi. 10.

2. To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus. May that ground gape and swallow me alive! Shak.

3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at. The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes. Denham.

Syn.

– To gaze; stare; yawn. See Gaze.

Gape, n.

1. The act of gaping; a yawn. Addison.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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