Gaping and Open

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Gaping adjective - With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.

Usage example: the gaping audience

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Open is a synonym for gaping in wide topic. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Gaping".

Nearby Words: gap, gape, gaped, gaper

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Usage example: thank you for clearing out the hallway so that it's open again

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Gaping is a synonym for open in undone topic. You can use "Gaping" instead an adjective "Open", if it concerns topics such as unclosed, unfastened, ajar.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

The possessed from the horror movie Dead Birds have gaping, dark eyeholes and wide open, pitch black mouths, though they posses sharp, needlelike teeth as well.

Source: Ghostly Gape
In the Supernatural episode "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part One" (S02, Ep21), Andy has his stomach ripped open by a demon, and they show a close up of the torn bloodied tissue in his gaping wound.

Source: Gutted Like a Fish
It's an open taunt, daring people (and their children) to spend money on a gaping malpractice of creativity.

Source: Broke the Rating Scale

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