gapping

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of gap
2. noun A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present.
3. noun The formation of a gap.

Similar words

pseudogapping fillgap g-dropping gapesing gapper gape gape seed gisting gerund gapeseed

Often followed by

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