gaping
- adjective
- /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
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abierto de par en par
- Like that's, it's a big, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a gaping hole in our system that allows legal guns to be trafficked into an illegal market.
There was this gaping void in my life.
- There was this gaping void in my life.
- This is a gaping hole in our body.
- It's definitely got, you know, quite the gaping hole up here.
- And then if you don't have that, then you have this, this gaping wound that's just going to fester.
- And then there was like a little hole on the side which turned into this gaping hole that goes round.
- Vienna's Originals Hot candy is a delicious butterscotch, the center of which is a gaping void.
- One big gaping head wound is that the vast majority of studies to date have only focused on populations of European descent.
- Like that's it's a big, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a gaping hole in our system that allows legal guns to be trafficked into an illegal market.
- It's got this big gaping hole at the back, which might be an issue if you want to wear a bra.
- I have two big gaping holes and they're telling me, you know, we saved your leg, but we we don't know if you'll ever be able to use it again.
Examples
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After the explosion, there was a gaping hole in the building's side.
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And then if you don't have that, then you have this, this gaping wound that's just going to fester.
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This is a gaping hole in our body.
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It's definitely got, you know, quite the gaping hole up here.
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And then there was like a little hole on the side which turned into this gaping hole that goes round.
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There was this gaping void in my life.
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There's a massive gaping hole in the back.
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I had a big gaping hole of knowledge I didn't know myself.
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The dog was left with a gaping mouth in shock after seeing the sudden movement.
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She stared into the gaping void left by her lost opportunity.
Synonyms
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2.3
Completely open and available with nothing stopping access
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1.1
Completely open with nothing closed or covering it
Very wide open, like a hole that could swallow something
Having a wide opening like a jar or bottle
Antonyms
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gaping is from the same old root as the word gap, which meant 'open space'. So a gaping hole or gap is a very wide opening that you can see right through.