gaping
Pronunciation:
/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
To stare in wonder.
To open wide; to display a gap.
Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
adjective
Definitions
Wide open.
Example: There’s a gaping hole in the fence.