opens wide
opens wide is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open wide.
Meaning of open wide
Verb
open wide (third-person singular simple present opens wide, present participle opening wide, simple past and past participle opened wide)
- To open one's mouth wide, to gape.
- During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-t...
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wide.
Questions about opens wide
- What is opens wide the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Opens wide is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open wide.
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