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open-mouthed
[ oh-puhn-mouthd, -moutht ]
adjective
- having the mouth open.
- gaping, as with surprise or astonishment.
Synonyms: ,
- greedy, ravenous, or rapacious.
- clamoring at the sight of game or prey, as hounds.
- vociferous or clamorous.
- having a wide mouth, as a pitcher or jar.
open-mouthed
adjective
- having an open mouth, esp in surprise
- greedy or ravenous
- clamorous or vociferous
Other Word Forms
- ·-dzܳٳ·· [oh, -p, uh, n-, mou, -, th, id-lee, -, moutht, -lee], adverb
- p-dzܳٳĻ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of open-mouthed1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Both of them have an ability to produce 'wow' performances in qualifying - laps that leave people open-mouthed, thinking, 'where did that come from?'
Many watching on from the barriers were left open-mouthed at the scale of the welcome.
Piles of dead bodies are strewn in all corners; emaciated faces forever twisted in open-mouthed screams.
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