Explore Gaping through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like agape or open. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gaping meaning
present participle and gerund of gape
Using Gaping
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of gape
- Useful related words include: agape, open, opened.
- In the example corpus, gaping often appears in combinations such as: gaping hole, the gaping, gaping holes.
Context around Gaping
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gaping
- In this selection, "gaping" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, goal, tone, hole, holes and windows stand out and add context to how "gaping" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include left a gaping hole in and be a gaping hole that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gaping" sits close to words such as ammonium, asher and attaches, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gaping
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s a bandaid on a gaping wound. (8 words)
But there are at least two gaping holes in this reasoning. (11 words)
A chill wind blew through the weathered tapestries covering the gaping windows. (12 words)
Mikel Arteta will not emulate Arsene Wenger this season – admittedly few thought he ever would – but he can rue a missed opportunity to leapfrog Tottenham and to establish a gaping lead over Newcastle in the quest for a top-four finish. (41 words)
But China’s abrupt reversal of its Covid Zero policy, which took it to an extreme, has cast doubts over the approach and left a gaping hole in the world’s game plan for the next pandemic. (37 words)
However, its serious tone, gaping plot holes and poor CGI put off fans leading to its crescendo becoming the single lowest-rated episode of any Marvel streaming series with just a 7% score on Rotten Tomatoes. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A chill wind blew through the weathered tapestries covering the gaping windows.
And with the recent of comedy king Hasan Minhaj, there seems to be a gaping hole that Patel is starting to fill.
As usual, it was an elegantly tailored crowd packing the store, with fans clamoring and gaping all down the street.
But China’s abrupt reversal of its Covid Zero policy, which took it to an extreme, has cast doubts over the approach and left a gaping hole in the world’s game plan for the next pandemic.
But it is now clear that Richarlison cannot fill the gaping void left by Kane.
But there are at least two gaping holes in this reasoning.
Celta had a fine chance to score the second but Ter Stegen palmed away Strand Larsen’s header and Lucas de la Torre slashed the rebound over with the goal gaping.
Daire O’Connor got the better of Clarke on the right and, when he cut the ball back to Donnelly, the striker totally missed his kick in front of a gaping goal.
Footage on social media, appearing to show the scene of the air strike, showed a gaping hole in one of the‘s exterior walls, surrounded by debris.
Gaping gashes from shrapnel in the courtyard walls around her testify to the dangers of venturing outside -- exposed and without the body armour that Ukrainian soldiers defending Vuhledar wear when they emerge from their bunkers.
However, its serious tone, gaping plot holes and poor CGI put off fans leading to its crescendo becoming the single lowest-rated episode of any Marvel streaming series with just a 7% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
However, the bigger they are, the harder the fall — and one of these behemoths has to end the weekend with a gaping hole in its record.
Israel says his parents never wanted to return to Europe and never spoke of the Holocaust, which he admits left a gaping hole in his family history.
It’s a bandaid on a gaping wound.
Mikel Arteta will not emulate Arsene Wenger this season – admittedly few thought he ever would – but he can rue a missed opportunity to leapfrog Tottenham and to establish a gaping lead over Newcastle in the quest for a top-four finish.
Months later, a gaping hole in the ground remains where Svetlana's neighbours once lived.
One of Chaim Bloom’s most frustrating tendencies during his time as chief baseball officer was his habit of leaving gaping holes on the roster.
Photos taken hours after the attack show some of the gaping bullet wounds in his body were 2in to 3in wide due to the proximity with which he had been shot.
Pictures of the aftermath show a gaping hole in the plane's undercarriage, and a large dent where it appears the wheels had bounced up and into.
She had a gaping hole under her boob, two craters in her stomach and even a pus-leaking nipple - all of which still cause her excruciating pain six months later.
Common combinations with gaping
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: