as in dumfounded
filled with amazement or wonder
the stunning view from the mountaintop left us openmouthed and at a loss for words
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Recent Examples of openmouthed
As Samuel sashays toward the camera, the Old English KES text on his upper right arm and a gigantic open-mouthed snake on his left come into frame.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Over the previous 48 hours, the Wade sculpture had been subjected to a kind of name, image and likeness debate among sports fans: namely, whether the statue’s expression of open-mouthed primacy captured Wade’s essence.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
But despite dolphins’ playful reputation, their facial expressions during play had never been investigated before, though studies have established that other mammals, like humans and monkeys, communicate with open-mouthed, smile-like expressions when playing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The movie’s anonymous serial killer hides behind an oddly specific knowledge of pop culture and the infamous Ghostface mask—an eerie, bone-white, open-mouthed ghost with a freakishly extended jawline.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
Then there was a molten cavern with an open-mouthed oven: the furnace room, where Davis’ character, a long-suffering low-level demon, has spent centuries shoveling coal.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Tkachuk happily obliged, raising the Cup and slopping its chilly contents (Bud Light and Michelob Ultra) over the railing onto open-mouthed fans below.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Men snoring open-mouthed on park benches; a balloon from the Central Park Zoo floating to hide a doting father’s face as his baby reaches towards him.
—Helen Stoilas, CNN, 24 June 2024
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Over the previous 48 hours, the Wade sculpture had been subjected to a kind of name, image and likeness debate among sports fans: namely, whether the statue’s expression of open-mouthed primacy captured Wade’s essence.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
But despite dolphins’ playful reputation, their facial expressions during play had never been investigated before, though studies have established that other mammals, like humans and monkeys, communicate with open-mouthed, smile-like expressions when playing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The movie’s anonymous serial killer hides behind an oddly specific knowledge of pop culture and the infamous Ghostface mask—an eerie, bone-white, open-mouthed ghost with a freakishly extended jawline.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
Then there was a molten cavern with an open-mouthed oven: the furnace room, where Davis’ character, a long-suffering low-level demon, has spent centuries shoveling coal.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Tkachuk happily obliged, raising the Cup and slopping its chilly contents (Bud Light and Michelob Ultra) over the railing onto open-mouthed fans below.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Men snoring open-mouthed on park benches; a balloon from the Central Park Zoo floating to hide a doting father’s face as his baby reaches towards him.
—Helen Stoilas, CNN, 24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for openmouthed
Adjective
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The Social Media Reaction Oliver has been amazed by the online response since sharing her version of the makeup trend.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Debris from the explosion streaked through the sky, leaving people on the ground amazed and confused.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most memorable examples is Caravaggio’s painting from 1601, in the National Gallery in London, showing an astonished apostle wearing a scallop shell on his vest.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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No one should be surprised if Hezbollah resorts to such intimidation.—
Hanin Ghaddar,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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Baker, however, was definitely more surprised than Karagulian.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone else is likely to emerge unharmed, if a little bewildered that these good-looking but skin-deep figures merited feature treatment.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unleashed upon an unsuspecting public in 1977, Eraserhead initially left crowds confused and bewildered.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Its striking, smoke-ring-like appearance has both awed and puzzled astronomers, who have long debated whether this remnant truly takes on a ring shape or if its appearance is merely an illusion created by our viewpoint in space.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, as culmination to Marvel’s packed San Diego Comic-Con panel announcing the studio’s upcoming slate of projects, veteran MCU hands Anthony and Joe Russo appeared onstage alongside a phalanx of sinister metal-mask-wearing, robed figures to ecstatic cheers and awed murmurs.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 July 2024
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“Openmouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openmouthed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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