yawningadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈjɔː.nɪŋ/us/ˈjɑː.nɪŋ/used to describe a difference or amount that is extremely large and difficult to reduce:
There exists nowadays a yawning gap between rich and poor.
A yawning space or hole is very wide:
a yawning crevasse
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
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