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openmouthed
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openmouthed
(adjective)
openmouthed
/ˌoʊpən
ˈ
maʊðd/
adjective
openmouthed
/ˌoʊpən
ˈ
maʊðd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OPENMOUTHED
[
more openmouthed; most openmouthed
]
:
having your mouth open usually because you are shocked or surprised
I stood there
openmouthed
, unable to believe what I was seeing.
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