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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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
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The giant wall of (working!) video monitors that Wagner and his team built ended up being a great way to pull the characters, and the camera, into the same astonished viewership as the ABC audience.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And no one is at all surprised that Naomi Girma, who is set to move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, will have the status of football’s most expensive female footballer.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hepburn’s son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, was not surprised at all that Ivanka drew inspiration from his legendary mother in the major fashion moment.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.—
Jordan Brenner,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
7 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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