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单词 gaping
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gaping in British English

(ˈɡeɪpɪŋ)
adjective
wide open; extremely wide
a gaping hole
Derived forms
gapingly (ˈgapingly)
adverb

Examples of 'gaping' in a sentence
gaping

This is simply a sticking plaster over a gaping wound.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The gaping flaw in magic realism is that it diminishes experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His superficial charm masks a gaping hole where his soul should be.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her death has left a big gaping hole in my family's lives.
The Sun (2008)
Tread carefully, the safety net is full of gaping holes
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They wrapped the gaping hole for two days to prevent infection.
The Sun (2009)

Synonyms of 'gaping'

wide, great, open, broad
More Synonyms of gaping

Chinese translation of 'gaping'

gaping

(ˈɡeɪpɪŋ)

adj

  1. [hole, wound] 裂开(開)的 (lièkāi de)

gape

(ɡeɪp)

vi

  1. (= stare) 目瞪口呆(獃)地凝视(視) (mù dèng kǒu dāi de níngshì)
  2. [shirt, hole] 裂开(開) (lièkāi)

Nearby words of
gaping

  • gap
  • gap year
  • gape
  • gaping
  • garage
  • garbage
  • garbage bag

Related terms of
gaping

  • gape
(adjective) 
a gaping hole
Synonyms
wide
The brochure offers a wide choice of hotels and holiday homes.
great
a great hall as long and high as a church
open
an open door
broad
A broad range of issues was discussed.
vast
farmers who own vast stretches of land
yawning
a yawning budget deficit
wide open
He came towards her with his arms wide open in welcome.
cavernous
the cavernous interior of the gallery

Additional synonyms

in the sense of broad
Definition
extensive
A broad range of issues was discussed.
Synonyms
full,
general,
comprehensive,
complete,
wide,
global,
catholic,
sweeping,
extensive,
wide-ranging,
umbrella,
thorough,
unlimited,
inclusive,
far-reaching,
exhaustive,
all-inclusive,
all-embracing,
overarching,
encyclopedic
in the sense of cavernous
Definition
like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness
the cavernous interior of the gallery
Synonyms
vast,
wide,
huge,
enormous,
extensive,
immense,
spacious,
expansive,
capacious,
commodious
in the sense of great
Definition
large in number or amount
a great hall as long and high as a church
Synonyms
large,
big,
huge,
vast,
enormous,
extensive,
tremendous,
immense,
gigantic,
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
prodigious,
stupendous,
voluminous,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
humongous or humungous (informal),
GR8,
supersize

Nearby words of
gaping

  • gaol
  • gap
  • gape
  • gaping
  • garage
  • garb
  • garbage

Related terms of
gaping

  • gape

Synonyms of 'gaping'

gaping

Explore 'gaping' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of open
Definition
not closed, fastened, or blocked up
an open door
Synonyms
unclosed,
unlocked,
ajar,
unfastened,
yawning,
gaping,
unlatched,
unbolted,
partly open,
unbarred,
opN,
off the latch
in the sense of vast
Definition
unusually large in size, degree, or number
farmers who own vast stretches of land
Synonyms
huge,
massive,
enormous,
great,
wide,
sweeping,
extensive,
tremendous,
immense,
mega (slang),
unlimited,
gigantic,
astronomical,
monumental (informal),
monstrous,
mammoth,
colossal,
never-ending,
prodigious,
limitless,
boundless,
voluminous,
immeasurable,
unbounded,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
vasty (archaic),
measureless,
illimitable,
humongous or humungous (informal)
in the sense of wide open
Definition
open to the full extent
He came towards her with his arms wide open in welcome.
Synonyms
outspread,
spread,
outstretched,
splayed,
fully open,
fully extended,
gaping
in the sense of yawning
a yawning budget deficit
Synonyms
gaping,
wide,
huge,
vast,
wide-open,
cavernous,
chasmal
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