gaping

(Anglais)

Verb

present participle and gerund of gape

Adj

1. Wide open.
2. Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction.

Noun

1. The act of one who gapes.
2. Something gaping; something agape.
3. A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.

gape

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: gaping

Hérité de moyen anglais: gapynge

In summary

From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.

Concepts

ouvert

béant

grand’ouvert

grand ouvert

agape

de façon distraite

écarquillé

époustouflé

doucement et paresseusement

bouche bée

bâillement

avec force

bée

Synonymes

open

yawning

wide open

agape

empty

hollow

yawn

large

open-mouthed

perforated

rent

severe

split

stare

wide

wide-eyed

be wide open

with a whack

slowly and lazily

large and deep

having gaps

absentmindedly

be gaping

chapped

cleft

cracked

fissured

flabbergasted

gape

Traductions

escancarado

aberto

abierto

gähnend

منفغر

نجلاء

نجلاؤ

نجلائ

angaffend

gaffend

verblüfft

verdutzt

klaffend

mit offenem Mund

deiscenza