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open-mouthed

[ oh-puhn-mouthd, -moutht ]

adjective

  1. having the mouth open.
  2. gaping, as with surprise or astonishment.

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  3. greedy, ravenous, or rapacious.
  4. clamoring at the sight of game or prey, as hounds.
  5. vociferous or clamorous.
  6. having a wide mouth, as a pitcher or jar.


open-mouthed

adjective

  1. having an open mouth, esp in surprise
  2. greedy or ravenous
  3. clamorous or vociferous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·-dzܳٳ·· [oh, -p, uh, n-, mou, -, th, id-lee, -, moutht, -lee], adverb
  • p-dzܳٳĻ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of open-mouthed1

First recorded in 1525–35
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Example Sentences

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I said earlier that Trump had a love-hate relationship with Europe, and I meant it: He’s a lot closer to the befuddled accidental-tourist character in plaid shorts and flip-up sunglasses, gazing open-mouthed at the Changing of the Guard or wondering why there aren’t tours of the Bastille, than the smooth assassin out of a jewelry commercial.

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At last month's Munich Security Conference I watched as delegates sat open-mouthed listening to US Vice-President JD Vance's blistering attack on Europe's policies on migration and free speech.

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Both of them have an ability to produce 'wow' performances in qualifying - laps that leave people open-mouthed, thinking, 'where did that come from?'

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Many watching on from the barriers were left open-mouthed at the scale of the welcome.

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Piles of dead bodies are strewn in all corners; emaciated faces forever twisted in open-mouthed screams.

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