verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a gaping loophole (= a very large loophole )
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There is a gaping loophole in the ban on arms sales to poor countries.
a gaping wound (= one that is wide and open )
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Blood spurted from his gaping wounds.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A small boy pressed his face against the window and gaped in awe.
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I could only gape in astonishment as I saw the man take the bottle from the shelf and put it under his coat.
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People stopped to gape as she walked down the street in a see-through mini-dress.
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She stood there gaping at me, too shocked to speak.
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The wound on his neck gaped open 2 inches.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But suddenly he was at the door, swaying slightly, his pyjama jacket gaping open.
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For a moment Rex and I gaped, and then Rex dived into the cabin to fetch his camera.
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I do not care much now about the way the women gape at me when I walk around in the village center.
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I don't know why we're standing here for all these fools to gape at.
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The mouth of the pouch gaped open.
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You may have to squeeze the edges of the wound together if the sides are gaping.