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jaw-droppingextremely surprising or impressive; causing one's jaw to literally drop open in amazement

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely surprising or impressive; causing one's jaw to literally drop open in amazement

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdʒɔː drɑːpɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • My mom's jaw-dropping dance moves at my wedding made everyone forget about the bride and groom.
  • The jaw-dropping cost of college tuition made my dad consider selling a kidney.
  • Her jaw-dropping transformation after the makeover left everyone speechless.

jaw-dropping

ADJECTIVE

[/ˈdʒɔː drɑːpɪŋ/]

extremely surprising or impressive; causing one's jaw to literally drop open in amazement

extremely surprising or impressive; causing one's jaw to literally drop open in amazement
💡 Concept

extremely surprising or impressive; causing one's jaw to literally drop open in amazement

Her jaw-dropping amazement sent her shopping bags dropping!
🎵 Rhyme

Her jaw-dropping amazement sent her shopping bags dropping!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdʒɔː drɑːpɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdʒɔː drɒpɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootjaw-drop
Suffix--ing

🎵Rhyme

shoppinghoppingdropping
shopping
hopping
dropping

🔗Collocations

jaw-dropping performance
jaw-dropping price
jaw-dropping beauty
jaw-dropping news
jaw-dropping moment
jaw-dropping revelation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's jaw-dropping dance moves at my wedding made everyone forget about the bride and groom.

😄 Fun example

The jaw-dropping cost of college tuition made my dad consider selling a kidney.

Her jaw-dropping transformation after the makeover left everyone speechless.

😄 Fun example

The magician's jaw-dropping trick involved making my homework disappear forever.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

stunningastoundingbreathtakingmind-blowingincredible

Antonyms

ordinaryboringpredictable

Related

amazingshockingimpressivespectacularoverwhelming

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