drop open

/drɑp ˌoʊpən/
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Other forms: dropped open; dropping open

Definitions of drop open
  1. verb
    open involuntarily
    “His mouth dropped open”
    synonyms: fall open
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    type of:
    drop, drop down, sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
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