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Gaping vs Aping - What's the difference?

gaping | aping |

As verbs the difference between gaping and aping

is that gaping is present participle of lang=en while aping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between gaping and aping

is that gaping is the act of one who gapes while aping is foolish imitation or mimicry.

As an adjective gaping

is wide open.

gaping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • wide open
    • There's a gaping hole in the fence.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who gapes.
  • * 1820 , John Cooke, A Treatise on Nervous Diseases: Vol. I on Apoplexy
    • M. Le Gallois considers these gapings , which continue for some time after decapitation, as the vain efforts of the head for respiration.
  • Something gaping; something .

    • Anagrams

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    aping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • foolish imitation or mimicry
  • * 1857 , Augusta Johnstone, A woman's preachings for woman's practice (page 159)
    • harmful apings' of the better, and empty-headed ' apings of the worse