hang-jawed

Updated: June 8, 2025

Beaten, stunned, hang-jawed with despair, he returned her long, dumfounded gaze hopelessly and told the truth like an inspired dunce. "I came I came to bring another man away," he whispered brokenly; and, at the very moment, several heavy, half-suppressed voices broke into eager talk overhead. The white hand that held the candle wavered, and the shadows glided in a huge, grotesque dance.

Booth Tarkington - The Two Vanrevels