For one frightful moment there was no sound; even the men's breathing was hushed, and they sat slack-jawed, stunned, half-minded to believe this some hideous, incredible jest.
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Slack-jawed
Synonyms for "slack-jawed" (15 found)
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Russian
1 entries- полоро́тый adj (Translations)
Spanish
1 entries- boquiabierto adj (Translations)
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The Pudgelys and the Pinkhearts and the Roundasses are all staring at her, slackjawed.
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She brought to the stage the barefoot, slack-jawed frontiersmen found on postcards in every convenience store and tourist trap in the Ozarks.
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But driving a car—particularly the supersize models—really should demand more concentration than, say, slouching slack-jawed in front of the wide screen in your den.
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