Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make someone's jaw drop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
make -some-one's -jaw -drop
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause someone to be very surprised or alarmed.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

makes someone's jaw drop (present, singular) making someone's jaw drop (participle, present) made someone's jaw drop (participle, past) made someone's jaw drop (past)

Phrases

jaw-dropping someone's jaw dropped

Frequently Paired Words

jaw-dropping someone's jaw dropped

Questions

What does make someone's jaw drop mean?
To cause someone to be very surprised or alarmed.

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