with mouth agape

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• agape — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek agapē, literally, love Date: 1607 1. love feast 2. love 4a II. adjective or adverb Date: 1667 1. wide open ; gaping …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• agape — 1. adjective /əˈɡeɪp/ a) Being in a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. With his mouth agape and his hands clenched, Rufus Dawes, incapable of further speech, made a last effort to nod… …   Wiktionary

• agape — agape1 /euh gayp , euh gap /, adv., adj. 1. with the mouth wide open, as in wonder, surprise, or eagerness: We stood there agape at the splendor. 2. wide open: his mouth agape. [1660 70; A 1 + GAPE] agape2 /ah gah pay, ah geuh pay , ag euh /, n …   Universalium

• agape — [[t]əge͟ɪp[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ If you describe someone as having their mouth agape, their mouth is open very wide, often because they are very surprised by something. [WRITTEN] She stood looking at Carmen with her mouth agape …   English dictionary

• agape — I a•gape [[t]əˈgeɪp, əˈgæp[/t]] adv. adj. 1) with the mouth wide open, as in wonder 2) wide open: his mouth agape[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70 II a•ga•pe [[t]ɑˈgɑ peɪ, ˈɑ gəˌpeɪ, ˈæg ə [/t]] n. pl. pae [[t] paɪ, ˌpaɪ, ˌpi[/t]] 1) rel nonerotic love …   From formal English to slang

• agape — a|gape [əˈgeıp] adj [not before noun] with your mouth wide open, especially because you are surprised or shocked ▪ Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• agape — adjective with your mouth wide open, especially because you are surprised or shocked: Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• agape — ad. 1. Yawning, with mouth wide open, with open chasm, wide asunder. 2. Wondering, gazing eagerly, staring with open mouth, amazed, dumfounded, dazed, stupefied, thunderstruck …   New dictionary of synonyms

• agape — agape1 [ə gāp′] adv., adj. [ A 1 + GAPE] 1. with or as with the mouth wide open, in surprise, wonder, etc.; gaping 2. wide open agape2 [ag′ə pē΄, ä′gə pā΄; ə gä′pā΄, ä gä′pā΄] n. [LL(Ec) < LGr agapē < Gr agapan, to greet with …   English World dictionary

• agape — I. /əˈgeɪp / (say uh gayp) adverb 1. in an attitude of wonder or eagerness, especially with the mouth wide open. –adjective 2. wide open. {a 1 + gape} II. /ˈægəpeɪ/ (say aguhpay), /əˈgapi/ (say uh gahpee) …  

• a|ga|pe — a|gape1 «uh GAYP, GAP», adverb, adjective. 1. with the mouth wide open in wonder or surprise: »Their rich retinue…Dazzles the crowd, and sets them all agape (Milton). 2. wide open; gaping: »with mouth agape. ╂[< a 1 + …   Useful english dictionary