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OPENMOUTHED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does openmouthed mean? 

OPENMOUTHED (adjective)
  The adjective OPENMOUTHED has 1 sense:

1. with eyes or mouth open in surpriseplay

  Familiarity information: OPENMOUTHED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OPENMOUTHED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

With eyes or mouth open in surprise

Synonyms:

goggle-eyed; openmouthed; popeyed

Similar:

surprised (taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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