agape
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6.9
- adjective
- /əˈɡeɪp/
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- The children stood with their mouths agape as they witnessed the giant dinosaur model at the museum.
- mouths agape
Bodies arced in laughter, mouths agape, heads thrown back.
- Bodies arced in laughter, mouths agape, heads thrown back.
Examples
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Cautiously, some people began to walk outside, staring up at the leviathan, mouths agape.
Fiction book (1996) -
Meanwhile, Iranians have become gawkers in Dubai, their mouths agape at the wonders of the city across the Persian Gulf.
Academic text (2007) -
Someone called out to me; I realized how I must look to them, standing here, agape.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mostly people are mouth agape, like, I can't believe you were on 'Arrested Development,' he said.
Blog text (2) -
Sits perfectly still, jaws agape, deep in shock.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Pirates step out of the gate, with mouths agape.
Fiction book (2002) -
Bodies arced in laughter, mouths agape, heads thrown back.
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Jerry is staring up, mouth agape, at the underside of a car on a hydraulic lift.
Fiction book (1996) -
Logic and intellects were of no use and I could only watch, mouth agape, at the performance as the hairs on my neck stood at attention.
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Policemen and ordinary folk watched, mouths agape, as life came into the pile of junk and the engine coughed and spluttered.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
357
1.0
Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens
138
1.0
Very surprised in a way that shows wonder
27
3.4
A person who has eyes open wide because they feel surprised or full of wonder
16
7.2
Feeling very shocked and upset after seeing or hearing something terrible
7
5.4
To feel very surprised and open your mouth wide
1
4.1
With your mouth open because you are very surprised
With the mouth wide open in surprise or wonder
Having the mouth open wide because of surprise or wonder
Open your mouth wide in surprise
A look of great surprise with the mouth open
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Morphology
Etymology
Agape (meaning with the mouth wide open) comes from the old word gape, which meant 'to open the mouth' and is like the English gap. So to stand agape is to stand with your mouth open in surprise.