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gaping meaning

EN[ˈɡeɪpɪŋ] [-eɪpɪŋ]

    Definition of gaping in English Dictionary

  • NounPLgapingsSUF-ing
    1. The act of one who gapes.
      1. Something gaping; something agape.
      2. Verb
        1. present participle of gape.
        2. AdjectiveCOMmore gapingSUPmost gaping
          1. Wide open.
            1. There's a gaping hole in the fence.
        3. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, / As he had kyked on the newe moon. — Chaucer.
            • Croft touched down a few minutes later after a gaping hole opened up down Romania's left flank before Ashton completed his hat-trick following a lolloping run from Haskell.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Nouns
              • Countable nouns
              • Verbs
                • Verb forms
                  • Participles
                    • Present participles
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              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of gaping for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "gaping" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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