open-mouthed Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˌəʊ.pənˈmaʊðd]
  • Us [ ˌoʊ.pənˈmaʊðd]

Meaning of open-mouthed In English

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Examples of open-mouthed

  • The open-mouthed serpent heads decorating the temples differ from building to building and on the columns versus the balustrades of the same building.

  • She was gazing at him open-mouthed, with undried tears on her nose and cheek and a despairing look on her face.

  • He said that the future was bright, that we had got our strength back and that the world was standing open-mouthed at our strides forward.

  • They were, of course, very open-mouthed with regard to the necessity of giving compensation.

  • Or imagine lying open-mouthed in the dentist's chair as the dentist drilled into the gum instead of the teeth.

  • More than a million people up and down the country saw what happened, and they were left open-mouthed.

  • I sat open-mouthed and wide-eyed.

  • After a shocking revelation typical to soap operas, such as an unexpected pregnancy, the camera zooms in on each character, who displays open-mouthed astonishment.

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