あんぐり
あんぐり
adverb
gaping; open-mouthed; agape
1.
gaping; open-mouthed; with mouth wide open in surprise or shock
Describes the state of having one's mouth open wide, typically from shock, surprise, or disbelief. A vivid mimetic expression.
あんぐり口を開ける。
To gape open-mouthed.
請求書の金額を見てあんぐりした。
I was left gaping when I saw the amount on the bill.
彼の突拍子もない発言に、全員があんぐりと口を開けた。
Everyone gaped open-mouthed at his outrageous remark.
A mimetic word that vividly evokes the image of a mouth hanging open in shock. Often used with 口を開ける (to open one's mouth) or simply as あんぐりする.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- あんぐりする: to gape, to be left open-mouthed
- あんぐり口を開ける: to gape with mouth wide open
- あんぐりと口を開けた: gaped open-mouthed
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ぽかんと: blankly — mouth open from being dazed or spacing out; less shock
- 唖然と: speechless — formal word for being struck dumb with shock
- 開いた口が塞がらない: jaw-dropping (idiom) — so shocked one can't close one's mouth
- びっくり: surprised — general surprise; not specifically about the mouth