openmouthed

Examples

• All

• The two of them stared at him, openmouthed, and for a moment he cursed his own impulsiveness.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "The guard stood openmouthed for several seconds as the two moved into the office.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I stared openmouthed: Van is a little fat guy!

  Academic text (2001)

• Charles Greene was silent, stunned, openmouthed.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Quite openmouthed at this extraordinary declaration—and at the thought that she and Jacquelyn Seldon were anything but the most distant acquaintances—

  Fiction book (2001)

• Rip the hedge apart with his bare hands, break the stone bench, maybe yank the tree up by its roots. "My brother's got a warped sense of humor," Anna said to the landlady, who was staring at him openmouthed.

  Fiction book (1995)

• At length, Luke stirred, propped himself on one elbow, leaned over her, kissed her, openmouthed, and when he drew away, she brushed at the sand caught in his sun-haloed beard, comparing the color of his eyes to the blue of the sky behind him.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The audience sat openmouthed in awe as the magician performed his final trick.

• The children watched openmouthed as the fireworks lit up the night sky.

Synonyms

S

surprised

vsopenmouthed

357 1.0

Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens

highlights the mouth visible opening not the mere emotion

A

amazed

vsopenmouthed

138 1.0

Very surprised in a way that shows wonder

refers to the visible mouth opening rather than just the feeling

F

flabbergasted

vsopenmouthed

9 6.7

Very surprised and unable to speak

describes the physical mouth opening rather than intense shock

A

agape

vsopenmouthed

3 6.9

Having the mouth open because of surprise or wonder

is a broader term for mouth open not necessarily very wide

G

gobsmacked

vsopenmouthed

• UK

1 8.6

Very surprised and unable to speak

focuses on the visible mouth opening, not on strong shock

G

gaping

vsopenmouthed

3.2

With the mouth wide open in surprise or wonder

is a general description of mouth open in those emotions

W

widemouthed

vsopenmouthed

4.2

Having the mouth open wide because of surprise or wonder

can mean mouth open but not always extremely wide

How Surprised

astonished

21 2.7

speechless

61 3.1

openmouthed

1 4.1

surprised

357 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology