astonish
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze: Her easy humor and keen intellect astonished me.
Origin of astonish
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Other words for astonish
Other words from astonish
- as·ton·ish·er, noun
- su·per·as·ton·ish, verb
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How to use astonish in a sentence
The artistry that went into the making of Gollum still astonishes.
Years later, a beautiful girl in college astonishes me at a party by drunkenly reciting this poem from memory, word for word.
I do not know a spot on the globe which astonishes and delights, upon your first landing, as the island of Madeira.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatIt astonishes me,” said Mr. Grey to Mr. Walter, “that ‘Floy’ should be so little elated by her wonderful success.
Ruth Hall | Fanny FernAnd who knows if the volcanic crater, whose absence at first astonishes the observer, is not the Dead Sea itself?
The Desert World | Arthur Mangin
The precocious knowledge of Nicolka astonishes the child, whose one ambition is to be like his friend one of these days.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyThe crabs are pulled out with a celerity that astonishes their crustaceous lordships.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia Sunshine
British Dictionary definitions for astonish
/ (əˈstɒnɪʃ) /
(tr) to fill with amazement; surprise greatly
Origin of astonish
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