gaping
Meanings
Plural: gapings
Verb
- look with amazement; look stupidly
- be wide open
- "the deep gaping canyon"
- make an opening or gap in
- present participle and gerund of gape
Adjective Satellite
- with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
- "the gaping audience"
Adj
- Wide open.
- Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction.
Noun
- The act of one who gapes.
- Something gaping; something agape.
- A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.
Scrabble Score: 10
gaping is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordgaping is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gaping is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
gaping is a valid Words With Friends word