Associations to the word «Gaping»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
GAPING, verb. Present participle of gape
GAPING, adjective. Wide open.
GAPING, noun. The act of one who gapes.
GAPING, noun. Something gaping; something agape.
Dictionary definition
GAPING, adjective. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.