Antonyms for gaping
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : geyp, gap |
| Phonetic Transcription : geɪp, gæp |
Definition of gaping
Origin :- 1570s (implied in gapingly), present participle adj. from gape (v.).
- adj wide open
- The nose was but a gaping orifice above a deformed and twisted mouth.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- And indeed you may believe he left a gaping audience behind him.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- That galling thought made the blood gush from his gaping wound.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Because this jail was gaping for me, and he stood beckoning at the door.'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- They stood about, gaping at each other, unable to realise what had happened to them.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- Claude's fist had struck 'the other one' full in the bosom, and there was a gaping hole!
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- Butler-Vinson leaped to his feet with frightened eyes and gaping mouth.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- He reached his office, and passed the whole day gaping, and awaiting the time to leave.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- He looked back and shivered as he saw the gaping rift behind him.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- All eyes were on me, gaping with surprise—hers no less than her grooms'.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
Synonyms for gaping
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