jaw-dropping

[ jaw-drop-ing ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing ( def ):

   The company has reported a jaw-dropping annual profit of $30 billion.

jaw-dropping

adjective

1. informal.
   amazing

Derived Forms

• ˈjaw-ˌdroppingly, adverb

Other Words From

• jaw-drop·ping·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaw-dropping¹

First recorded in 1900–05; jaw ¹( def ) + dropping ( def )

Example Sentences

Aviation experts across the world experienced severe jaw dropping at this news.

From The Daily Beast

The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.

From The Daily Beast

Even by the already money-drenched standards of American politics, the Eldridge campaign was a jaw-dropping spectacle to behold.

From The Daily Beast

Their job is to fire you up, whether via jaw-dropping sports highlight or off-color pronouncement.

From The Daily Beast

In 2005, Mississippi received a jaw-dropping $2.02 in federal money for every $1 of taxes its residents sent to Washington.

From The Daily Beast

Holmes stared at the sight of the four girls standing there, fully dressed, his jaw dropping.

From Project Gutenberg

I think nothing ever surprised me more, I stared at the man like a fool, my jaw dropping, and my eyes bulging.

From Project Gutenberg

The Literate in the screen blinked; that was the equivalent, for him, of anybody else's jaw dropping to his midriff.

From Project Gutenberg

And still aimlessly shaking his head, he sat staring at the opposite side of the ravine, the lower jaw dropping a little.

From Project Gutenberg

Suddenly the engine driver staggered away from the vaquero, his jaw dropping, his cigarette falling unheeded to the ground.

From Project Gutenberg