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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
gaping
adj 1: with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping
audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with
mouth agape" [syn: agape(p), gaping]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Gape \Gape\ (g[aum]p; in Eng, commonly g[=a]p; 277), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Gaped (g[aum]pt or g[=a]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
Gaping] [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.
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She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes,
And asks if it be time to rise. --Swift.
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(c) Showing unselfconsciousness in surprise, astonishment,
expectation, etc.
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With gaping wonderment had stared aghast.
--Byron.
(d) Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome.
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They have gaped upon me with their mouth. --Job
xvi. 10.
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2. To open or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or
hiatus.
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May that ground gape and swallow me alive! --Shak.
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3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with
for, after, or at.
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The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes.
--Denham.
Syn: To gaze; stare; yawn. See Gaze.
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Thesaurus Results for gaping:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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