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open-mouthed

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o·pen-mouthed (pn-moud, -moutht)
adj.
1. Having the mouth open.
2. Gaping in astonishment or wonder.
3. Loudly insistent.
open-mouthed·ly adv.
open-mouthed·ness n.
open-mouthed
adj
1. having an open mouth, esp in surprise
2. greedy or ravenous
3. clamorous or vociferous
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
open-mouthed
adjective astonished, surprised, shocked, amazed, stunned, staggered, bewildered, astounded, dazed, confounded, perplexed, gobsmacked (informal), dumbfounded, flabbergasted (informal), stupefied They watched open-mouthed as he drove off.
Translations
open-mouthed [ˈəʊpnˈmaʊðd] ADJ → boquiabierto
open-mouthed [ˌəʊpnˈmaʊðd] adj → a bocca aperta
open-mouthed [ˌəʊpnˈmaʊðd] adj → a bocca aperta


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Once again he leapt open-mouthed to the attack, and was filliped to the floor so hard that almost the last particle of breath was knocked out of him.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
The edges of these bones are fringed with hairy fibres, through which the Right Whale strains the water, and in whose intricacies he retains the small fish, when open-mouthed he goes through the seas of brit in feeding time.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
We have seen them at the first clang of the weapons, turned as it were into stone figures, open-mouthed, all appealing with outstretched arms to Peter; and we return to them as their mouths close, and their arms fall to their sides.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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