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gape
[ geyp, gap ]
verb (used without object)
- to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
Synonyms:
- to open as a gap; split or become open wide.
Synonyms:
noun
- a wide opening; gap; breach.
- an act or instance of gaping.
- a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
- a yawn.
- Zoology. the width of the open mouth.
gape
/ ɡɪ /
verb
- to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open
- to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger
- to be or become wide open
the crater gaped under his feet
noun
- the act of gaping
- a wide opening; breach
- the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate
- a stare or expression of astonishment
Other Word Forms
- iԲ· adverb
- ܲ· verb (used without object) subgaped subgaping
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gape1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gape1
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Example Sentences
Chief among them is a gaping budget deficit nearing $1 billion, a number that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts and tough negotiations with the Board of Supervisors and the city’s public labor unions.
And to paper over this destructive policy, the administration will blow another gaping hole in the federal budget with bailout money to compensate the victims.
The main entrance is wrecked, dried blood still visible on the stairs, the windows now gaping holes looking out over the River Nile.
There’s just no way to fully replace the gaping hole that her absence leaves in USC’s lineup.
But there is a gaping hole in the team for the type of deep-lying playmaker role he could fill.
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