adjective
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.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
mouth
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The company formed its well-rehearsed line in front of the pageant, their scarlet purses held out like gaping mouths .
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Right here, in this gaping mouth , lies the end of the chain.
wound
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He suffered gaping wounds to his torso.
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Pressure points ... To close gaping wounds , use needle and thread.
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The pellet went right through the cat's neck and came out the other side, leaving a gaping wound .
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Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.
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In terms of a public health perspective, the decision certainly rubbed salt into the tobacco industry's already gaping wounds .
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Abruptly the full moon passed across the gaping wound in their roof and no longer shone directly into the room.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Flies crawled over the gaping mouth of the injured man.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Abruptly the full moon passed across the gaping wound in their roof and no longer shone directly into the room.
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All such buildings resemble huge ships, the gaping walls like spars awaiting rigging.
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He talked about landslides in previous monsoons that had opened gaping chasms in the cliff behind the village.
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The gaping round mouth of the gun, centred squarely on his left eye.
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The pellet went right through the cat's neck and came out the other side, leaving a gaping wound.
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Through the gaping openings between the novel's paragraphs, they are disturbingly re-inserted into the processes of history and power.