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making someone's jaw drop

making someone's jaw drop is the present participle and gerund of make someone's jaw drop.

Meaning of make someone's jaw drop

Verb

make someone's jaw drop (third-person singular simple present makes someone's jaw drop, present participle making someone's jaw drop, simple past and past participle made someone's jaw drop)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause someone to be very surprised or alarmed.
    • The news that I'm pregnant after so many tries made my husband's jaw drop.

Questions about making someone's jaw drop

What is making someone's jaw drop the present participle and gerund of?
Making someone's jaw drop is the present participle and gerund of make someone's jaw drop.

Words near making someone's jaw drop in the dictionary

  1. making someone's flesh crawl
  2. making someone's flesh creep
  3. making someone's hair curl
  4. making someone's hair stand on end
  5. making someone's head spin
  6. making someone's jaw drop
  7. making someone's skin crawl
  8. making someone's skin creep
  9. making someone's teeth itch
  10. making someone's toenails curl
  11. making someone's toes curl

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