bug-eyed
with bulging eyes, as from fright, surprise, or wonderment; wide-eyed.
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How to use bug-eyed in a sentence
I glanced at my fellow classmate in the backseat, who shot me a bug-eyed, horrified look.
My Own Horace Mann Story and The New York Times Abuse Report | Kate Aurthur | June 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if it goes in the direction of the bug-eyed panic among McCain flacks, Barack Obama could approach 400 electoral votes.
The men stood around bug-eyed and stared incredulously—all but High-Pockets.
Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller LoomisI'd never been right next to a gold mine before, and it got me bug eyed just thinkin' about it.
Torchy | Sewell FordHe goes purple-faced and bug-eyed, but before I can dodge out of sight of course he spots me.
Torchy | Sewell Ford
It ain't often, either, that I can spring anything291 on her that leaves her stunned and bug-eyed.
Torchy As A Pa | Sewell Ford"There was another city of you bug-eyed beasts there," said the small martinet.
Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas | Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
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