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open wide

verb opens wide · opening wide · opened wide

idiomatic, intransitive To open one's mouth wide, to gape. 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-trade/ During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show m
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wide.

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verb to fully open one's mouth

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@misc{open_wide_2026,
  title = {open wide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/open%20wide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}