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Synonyms for gapping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gap-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæp ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for gapping Other synonyms for the word gapping
- break in
- break out
- bust in
- come apart
- display
- disrupt
- divide
- doze
- drowse
- fatigue catch flies
- fissure
- frondesce
- gap
- gape
- give
- hole
- jimmy
- kick in
- lacerate
- lance
- nap
- part
- penetrate
- perforate
- pierce
- pop
- puncture
- reveal
- rupture
- separate
- sever
- sleep
- slit
- slot
- snooze
- split
- spread
- tap
- throw wide
- unbar
- unblock
- unbolt
- unclose
- unclothe
- uncork
- uncover
- undo
- unfasten
- unfold
- unfurl
- unlatch
- unlock
- unroll
- unseal
- unshut
- unstop
- untie
- unwrap
- vent
- ventilate
- yaw
- yawn
- yawp
Définition of gapping
Origin :- early 14c. (mid-13c. in place names), from Old Norse gap "chasm," related to gapa "to gape," from PIE *ghai- "to yawn, gape" (see yawn (v.)). Originally "hole in a wall or hedge;" broader sense is 16c. In U.S., common in place names in reference to a break or pass in a long mountain chain (especially one that water flows through). As a verb from 1847.
- As in open : verb clear, expose; spread
- As in yawn : verb open mouth wide, usually sign of
- As in gape : verb be wide open
- "'T is more afraid I am of gapping the fine edge of your Excellency by contact with my own ruggedness," said Billy, obsequiously.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- He had but just reached this decision when he came upon a gapping hole in the hose.
- Extract from : « The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico » by Wilmer M. Ely
- They are very irregular, and the gapping does not go down too deeply into the cortex.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- The upper end of it having apparently lost some tissue was gapping more than the lower portion of it.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Antonyms for gapping
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