зия́ть

uncommon #9840

verbimperfective

1.
to gape, to yawn (of a chasm), to stand wide open
В стене зия́ла огро́мная дыра́.
A huge hole gaped in the wall.
Used of holes, cracks, wounds and abysses; the subject is the opening itself, not a person.

Examples

Рот его зия́л широко, как печное у́стье, зу́бы бы́ли жёлтые, как клыки́, а глаза – как два раскалённых кра́сных уголька́.
His mouth was as wide as an oven, his teeth like yellow fangs, and his eyes, two glowing red coals.
В стене зияла огромная дыра.
There was a huge gaping hole in the wall.
Впереди зияла глубокая пропасть.
A deep chasm yawned ahead of us.

Imperative
ты	зия́й
вы	зия́йте