open-mouthed Definition
open-mouthed (-mo̵ut̸hd′, -mo̵ut̸ht′)
adjective
- having the mouth open
- gaping, as in astonishment
- clamorous
open-mouthed Synonyms
open-mouthed Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
there: The six of them just stood there open-mouthed, in complete horror.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
leave: The ground shock and left everyone open-mouthed and I heard someone say " Wow!
Modifies a noun
- disbelief: I quickly find the all-important name, then stand, like my comrades, in open-mouthed disbelief.
- amazement: A couple kids to my right were lying in their freshly dug holes facing the band in open-mouthed amazement.
- wonder: Why does this event initiate such an open-mouthed wonder, filling us all with awe?
Used with adjective complement
- stare: We stare open-mouthed for a few moments, then begin exploring our new desktops.
- sit: I sat open-mouthed at hearing this other person's perception of what gay life is like.
- stand: The six of them just stood there open-mouthed, in complete horror.
- leave: I was left open-mouthed by the remark and hoped this apparent blind spot would prove temporary.
- watch: The workmen watch open-mouthed, hesitant, for they cannot be sure that they are the quarry - and the crowd is upon them.
- gaze: God's rescuer has come A light for everyone Anna gazed open-mouthed.
Preposition: in
- amazement: You might also tap your sales ability - and pull off a sale that leaves someone open-mouthed in amazement.
- admiration: At the end, the scene dissolves back to the office with Wills & Forster open-mouthed in admiration.
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