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Meanings of gaping in English

With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.

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Form of pornographic representation.

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Usage of gaping in English
1
At first, he couldn't speak; he was simply glad he wasn't gaping.
Fire With Fire
2
The buckle glittered in the light that stole through the gaping door.
Dead Man's Rock
3
Blomkvist's problem was that the account still had gaping holes in it.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
4
For a moment she stood gaping at him, too surprised to speak.
The Invisible Man
5
This report showed the many gaping holes in the proposed e-voting system.
The Irish Times
6
Yes, there in the region of the heart was a gaping wound.
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance
7
The great trunk now had a gaping raw gash in its side.
The Brimming Cup
8
From a gaping patch in the ceiling poured water, plaster and excrement.
The ginger man
9
To Jack's shock and dismay, the armored doors were gaping wide open.
Stars rain down
10
The gaping planks of the guillotine are imbued with their last traces.
The Stranger in France / or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Ill...
11
Even with the long, gaping crack in the side it felt solid.
Boneshaker
12
In the next block Mrs. Dr. Westlake was gaping from her porch.
Main Street
13
The great, wide-gaping jaws of the snake turned and hovered above him.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
14
Great billows kissed the gaping wounds of the vessel-kissesfull of danger.
International Short Stories: French
15
Look at the silly things gaping like goggle-eyed perch at the window.
The Desired Woman
16
Mouths, opened to shout, remained gaping; severed hands flew through the air.
Salammbo
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Gaping through the time
Gaping across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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