This is the 14205th most frequent German word.
gähnende
"Yawning."
'gähnende' is used metaphorically to describe emptiness as vast and hollow, similar to the open mouth during a yawn.
Er saß auf der Parkbank und starrte in die gähnende Leere.
He sat on the park bench and stared into the yawning emptiness.
'gähnende' is used here to intensify the adjective 'Langeweile,' emphasizing the overwhelming and palpable sense of boredom.
Während des Vortrags herrschte eine gähnende Langeweile im Raum.
During the lecture, there was yawning boredom in the room.
'gähnende' is utilized to vividly depict the gorge as wide and open, evoking a visual and spatial resemblance to a yawning motion.