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Definition of open-mouthed in English: open-mouthedadjective əʊp(ə)nˈmaʊðdˈˌoʊpən ˈˌmaʊðd With the mouth open, especially in surprise or excitement. taken aback, she could only stare at him open-mouthed open-mouthed astonishment Example sentencesExamples - He strained against his captors who were shocked and stared at each other open-mouthed.
- Any triumphalism, filtered through the eyes of a child, is open-mouthed in its surprise and gratitude.
- At the sight of our caravan of motor vehicles, the locals along the road stopped work and gazed open-mouthed in surprise and amusement.
- I walked off with her, leaving James staring at me open-mouthed.
- Elissa's mouth was dry, and she stared open-mouthed at the paper, hardly believing her eyes.
- He could not help but stare in open-mouthed shock, unable to grasp what his eyes told him.
- Lena simply stared at him across the table, open-mouthed, speechless, to say the least.
- Jack, who was hiding outside, and I began to laugh so hard that Mom stared at us open-mouthed.
- I totally lost track of the story because once again, I sat open-mouthed and staring at the perpetrators.
- Robyn stared open-mouthed; Bob was equally surprised, although he only expressed it by raising his eyebrows.
- No, I was more interested in staring open-mouthed and horrified at the person standing in the doorway to the den.
- Some stare in open-mouthed curiosity, others dart in and out furtively under the cover of night, she said.
- I just stared at him in open-mouthed shock, then started laughing at him.
- When he got to the bottom of the stairs and saw what they were doing, he stopped in open-mouthed astonishment.
- Yet the tourists' open-mouthed stares did not trouble the good folk of Marken.
- He stood there, open-mouthed, surprised that she was leaving.
- Adam was speechless, resigned to staring open-mouthed at the basketball in his hands.
- By the end of it, Gabe was staring at me in open-mouthed shock and Isaiah was sitting there, sighing.
- This was evidently a shock; there were gasps and open-mouthed stares all round, and then, of course, it was too late.
- I stared open-mouthed at her, amazed and touched by her level of commitment to me.
Synonyms astounded, amazed, in amazement, surprised, stunned, bowled over, staggered, thunderstruck, aghast, stupefied, dazed, taken aback, shocked, shell-shocked, in shock, nonplussed, speechless, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, tongue-tied, at a loss for words, agape, goggle-eyed, wide-eyed, staring informal flabbergasted British informal gobsmacked
Definition of open-mouthed in US English: open-mouthedadjectiveˈˌōpən ˈˌmouT͟Hdˈˌoʊpən ˈˌmaʊðd With the mouth open, as in surprise or excitement. open-mouthed astonishment Example sentencesExamples - He could not help but stare in open-mouthed shock, unable to grasp what his eyes told him.
- When he got to the bottom of the stairs and saw what they were doing, he stopped in open-mouthed astonishment.
- This was evidently a shock; there were gasps and open-mouthed stares all round, and then, of course, it was too late.
- Some stare in open-mouthed curiosity, others dart in and out furtively under the cover of night, she said.
- Any triumphalism, filtered through the eyes of a child, is open-mouthed in its surprise and gratitude.
- Jack, who was hiding outside, and I began to laugh so hard that Mom stared at us open-mouthed.
- Robyn stared open-mouthed; Bob was equally surprised, although he only expressed it by raising his eyebrows.
- He stood there, open-mouthed, surprised that she was leaving.
- I stared open-mouthed at her, amazed and touched by her level of commitment to me.
- Elissa's mouth was dry, and she stared open-mouthed at the paper, hardly believing her eyes.
- By the end of it, Gabe was staring at me in open-mouthed shock and Isaiah was sitting there, sighing.
- I just stared at him in open-mouthed shock, then started laughing at him.
- No, I was more interested in staring open-mouthed and horrified at the person standing in the doorway to the den.
- Yet the tourists' open-mouthed stares did not trouble the good folk of Marken.
- He strained against his captors who were shocked and stared at each other open-mouthed.
- At the sight of our caravan of motor vehicles, the locals along the road stopped work and gazed open-mouthed in surprise and amusement.
- Lena simply stared at him across the table, open-mouthed, speechless, to say the least.
- Adam was speechless, resigned to staring open-mouthed at the basketball in his hands.
- I walked off with her, leaving James staring at me open-mouthed.
- I totally lost track of the story because once again, I sat open-mouthed and staring at the perpetrators.
Synonyms astounded, amazed, in amazement, surprised, stunned, bowled over, staggered, thunderstruck, aghast, stupefied, dazed, taken aback, shocked, shell-shocked, in shock, nonplussed, speechless, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, tongue-tied, at a loss for words, agape, goggle-eyed, wide-eyed, staring
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