saucer eyes
Wide with shock
Saucer eyes are eyes opened wide in shock, fear, or amazement—round as the dish beneath a teacup.
The phrase usually appears as a modifier: The child watched with saucer eyes as the magician pulled a rabbit from the hat.
Someone can be described as saucer-eyed.
- gazeFixed, intent look
- deer in headlightsParalyzed by sudden shock
- roundCurved like circle
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- awestruckOvercome by profound wonder
pop · astonished · stare · owl · startled · amazed · surprised · cartoonish · cartoon character · enchanted · mesmerized · eyeballs · childlike · exaggerated · jaw drop · widen · shocked · alarmed
eye openness/size
saucer eyessquint
Partly close eyes
narrowed eyes · beady eyes · hooded eyes · closed eyes · snake eyes
emotional expression conveyed
saucer eyesknowing look
Expression conveying shared understanding
dead eyes · steely gaze · poker face · blank stare · vacant look