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gapings

gapings is the plural of gaping.

Meaning of gaping

Noun

gaping (plural gapings)

  1. The act of one who gapes.
    • M. Le Gallois considers these gapings, which continue for some time after decapitation, as the vain efforts of the head for respiration.1820, John Cooke, A Treatise on Nervous Diseases: Vol. I on Apoplexy
  2. Something gaping; something agape.
  3. A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.

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Questions about gapings

What is gapings the plural of?
Gapings is the plural of gaping.

Words near gapings in the dictionary

  1. gapik
  2. gapiks
  3. gaping
  4. gaping for
  5. gapingly
  6. gapings
  7. gapingstock
  8. gapingstocks
  9. Gapinski
  10. Gapinskis
  11. gapless

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