Etymology

gaping

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Middle English gaping
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gaping · verb, adjective1

  1. Middle English · derived fromgapand
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgaping
  3. English todaygaping

From Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape + -ing.

gaping · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgapynge
  2. English todaygaping

From Middle English gapynge, equivalent to gape + -ing.

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