- present participle of gape.
gaping
Britishadjective
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"We have to remove the band-aid and then look at the sore, the gaping wound that's present," Asare says about what he sees as real "reparations".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He discussed feeling immense grief and how that grief can leave a gaping hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
While health insurance and long-term-care coverage helps, gaping financial holes can still remain.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
A gaping hole could be seen on one side of the church, with flames visible from the roof which has been partially destroyed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Within a few weeks daily buses began to arrive from Reykjavik—sometimes two or three a day—filled with the gaping tourists that Bobby had so desperately wanted to avoid.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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