écarquiller
French → English
verb//e.kaʁ.ki.je//
(body) Widen/Stare: to open one's eyes very wide due to surprise or attention
L'enfant écarquille les yeux devant la vitrine du magasin de jouets.
(English) The child opens his eyes wide in front of the toy store window.
Elle écarquilla les yeux d'étonnement en apprenant la nouvelle.
(English) She widened her eyes in astonishment upon hearing the news.
Entry ID: fr:en:écarquiller · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary