A tiny rim of yellow fat showed at the edge of the gaping cut, which went at least an inch deep into the muscle.

Flower gripped the bone hilt, stared at blood pumping from the gaping cut.

It is put across a gaping cut to hold the edges together while it is healing.

New wounds oozed on the creature's sides, spewing more of the mucous-covered hatchlings through its gaping cuts.

The soldier howled in agony and staggered back, dropping his own weapon to clutch at the gaping cut that had opened his arm to the bone.

Stitches may be necessary to close a gaping cut, and if this is not done a permanent scar may result.

He could see nothing now but the gaping cuts in his wrists, the ooze of his blood growing dangerously slower.

The upper portion of Michael's right wrist, near where it joined the hand-a gaping cut there as well.

And when Styppes drew away his hands, the gaping cut was no more than a thin white scar on the soldier's leg.