gaping vs yawning

gaping

adj
  • Wide open. 

  • Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction. 

noun
  • A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features. 

  • The act of one who gapes. 

  • Something gaping; something agape. 

yawning

adj
  • Wide open. 

  • That yawns or yawn. 

noun
  • The action of the verb yawn. 

How often have the words gaping and yawning occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )