jaw-dropping

adjective

jaw-drop·​ping ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-piŋ How to pronounce jaw-dropping (audio)
Synonyms of jaw-droppingnext
: causing great surprise or astonishment
jaw-dropper
ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-pər How to pronounce jaw-dropping (audio)
noun
jaw-droppingly
ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-piŋ-lē How to pronounce jaw-dropping (audio)
adverb

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the jaw-dropping prices for high-end modern art at the auction houses this season
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Despite these issues, experts say the results are jaw-dropping. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Brooke Reese, the host of Apple Music’s Global Chart Show, says that beyond radio play and chart domination, audiences appreciate an evocative and vulnerable performance, which doesn’t always require jaw-dropping vocals. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 For a sport that spent decades with effectively the same system, structure and configuration, the rate of change in modern college football is jaw-dropping. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 As the puzzle pieces shift slowly into place, these revelations are jaw-dropping (once again, in their highly fictitious context), leading to a journalistic urgency. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jaw-dropping

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jaw-dropping was in 1980

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“Jaw-dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaw-dropping. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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