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What does open-mouthed mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word open-mouthed? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (obsolete) Talkative, speaking freely.
  2. With the mouth open.
  3. Gaping in surprise, wonder or astonishment.
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He could not help but stare in open-mouthed shock, unable to grasp what his eyes told him.
Some stare in open-mouthed curiosity, others dart in and out furtively under the cover of night, she said.
No, I was more interested in staring open-mouthed and horrified at the person standing in the doorway to the den.
Elissa's mouth was dry, and she stared open-mouthed at the paper, hardly believing her eyes.
Any triumphalism, filtered through the eyes of a child, is open-mouthed in its surprise and gratitude.
He strained against his captors who were shocked and stared at each other open-mouthed.

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