[notbeforenoun] (written) if a person's mouth is agape, it is wide open, especially because they are surprised or shocked:
He watched the spectacle, mouth agape.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is agape a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, agape is tagged as adjective.
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