slack-jawed

[ slak-jawd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.

slack jaw + -ed ³

Obama's offensive caught the Romney camp completely by surprise and left them flat-footed and slack jawed.

We made the prune based Chocolate Fudge Torte at the bakery and it left everyone slack-jawed.

They absorb opinions sitting slack jawed in front of their televisions.

The mortal Bella seems to have no thoughts except slack-jawed adoration, and she is opaque to Edward.

Pillbot stared from the visible portion of Gault to slack-jawed Harper and back again, sweat splashing from his puffy face.

It was Lee, leaning, slack-jawed, against a pillar and reading the Green Sheet.

He spotted her in line, still slack-jawed, still gaping over the magazine.

He turned and fixed a cold, commanding eye upon the slack-jawed herders.

"Fill your belly," he said, grinning at the youth's slack-jawed expression.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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