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GAPING
gaping, agape(p)
(adjective) with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; āthe gaping audienceā; āwe stood there agape with wonderā; āwith mouth agapeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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