open-mouthed

open-mouthed
adjective
mit offenem Mund
* * *
open-ˈmouthed
adj inv
1. pred (with open mouth) mit offenem Mund
to stare \open-mouthed at sth etw begaffen pej
2. attr (shocked) [sichtlich] betroffen
with \open-mouthed amazement mit ungläubigem Staunen
with \open-mouthed horror schreckensstarr
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open-mouthed adj
1. mit offenem Mund, weitS. auch gaffend (vor Erstaunen)
2. fig gierig
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adjective
mit offenem Mund

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