Definition of jaw-dropping in English:
jaw-dropping
adjectiveˈdʒɔː drɒpɪŋdʒɔ ˈdrɑpɪŋ
informal Amazing.
a jaw-dropping display of slick trickery
Example sentencesExamples
- Perahia's never found wanting technically, and there are some jaw-dropping displays of speed and power
- Sentimentality, blazing country, bluegrass and jaw-dropping performance make this an essential album.
- Afterwards, all three put on a jaw-dropping a cappella gospel medley that left everyone's spine tingling with pleasure.
- Visiting India, as an eight year old was one of the most jaw-dropping and exhilarating experiences I have ever had.
- You may never usually watch such lowculture television but, trust me, the twisted ending they've dreamed up is jaw-dropping.
Derivatives
adverb
informal And then, in the middle of all this angst comes a jaw-droppingly wonderful musical episode, with the whole cast breaking out in witty, tuneful songs advancing the plot creatively.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a smattering of jaw-droppingly good tracks here.
- His politics are jaw-droppingly simplistic for the most part, particularly from about the 15th film onwards, and yet you look back at them with great affection.
- He's an Australian kestrel and he's jaw-droppingly stunning.
- Not until the the jaw-droppingly inane finale on the Brooklyn Bridge are we put out of our misery, as the film attempts to realise its theme of spiritual and corporeal convergence.
Definition of jaw-dropping in US English:
jaw-dropping
adjectivedʒɔ ˈdrɑpɪŋjô ˈdräpiNG
informal Amazing.
jaw-dropping displays of genius
Example sentencesExamples
- You may never usually watch such lowculture television but, trust me, the twisted ending they've dreamed up is jaw-dropping.
- Perahia's never found wanting technically, and there are some jaw-dropping displays of speed and power
- Sentimentality, blazing country, bluegrass and jaw-dropping performance make this an essential album.
- Afterwards, all three put on a jaw-dropping a cappella gospel medley that left everyone's spine tingling with pleasure.
- Visiting India, as an eight year old was one of the most jaw-dropping and exhilarating experiences I have ever had.