OPENING, participle present tense o'pning. Unclosing; unsealing; uncovering; revealing; interpreting. OPENING, noun o'pning. 1. A breach; an aperture; a hole or perforation. 2. A place admitting entrance; as a bay or creek. 3. Dawn; first appearance or visibleness; beginning of exhibition or discovery. The opening of your glory was like that of light.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI