present participle of gape

Wide open.

The act of one who gapes. / Something gaping; something agape. / A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.

plural of gaping

simple past tense and past participle of gape

(uncommon) An act of gaping; a yawn. / A large opening. / (uncountable) A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping. / The width of an opening.

(intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. / (intransitive) To stare in wonder. / (intransitive) To open wide; to display a gap.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gape

plural of gape / (uncountable) A fit of yawning. / (uncountable) A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.

In a state of awe or astonishment.