"open-mouthed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more open-mouthed [comparative], most open-mouthed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} open-mouthed (comparative more open-mouthed, superlative most open-mouthed)
  1. (obsolete) Talkative; eager to speak. Tags: obsolete Translations (talkative): löyhäsuinen (Finnish), hölösuinen (Finnish), avosuinen (Finnish), open mouthed (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-open-mouthed-en-adj-o4TakRuS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 28 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 42 28 30 Disambiguation of 'talkative': 97 0 2
  2. With the mouth open. Synonyms: catching flies Translations (with the mouth open): bocabadat (Catalan), avosuinen (Finnish), gionach (Irish), boquiaberto (Portuguese), boquiabierto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-open-mouthed-en-adj-qO93VgPD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of 'with the mouth open': 0 100 0
  3. Gaping in surprise, wonder or astonishment. Synonyms: agape, catching flies Translations (gaping in surprise etc.): зяпнал (zjapnal) (Bulgarian), изумен (izumen) (Bulgarian), bocabadat (Catalan), s otevřenou pusou (Czech), avosuinen (Finnish), bouche bée (French), boquiaberto (Portuguese), boquiabierto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-open-mouthed-en-adj-A~-BPJNy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of 'gaping in surprise etc.': 7 2 91

Alternative forms

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