o|pen-mouthed

o|pen-mouthed
o|pen-mouthed «OH puhn MOWTHD, -MOWTHT», adjective.
1. having the mouth open.
2. gaping with astonishment: »

Countless men…stared open-mouthed at the news (H. G. Wells).

3. Figurative. greedy, ravenous, or rapacious.
4. Figurative. vociferous or clamorous: »

Officers who are open-mouthed against the government (Thomas Jefferson).

5. having a wide mouth: »

an open-mouthed pitcher.


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