dumbfound
or dum·found
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
Origin of dumbfound
1- Also dumb·found·er, dum·found·er [duhm-foun-der, duhm-foun-] /dʌmˈfaʊn dər, ˈdʌmˌfaʊn-/ .
Other words for dumbfound
Other words from dumbfound
- dumb·found·er·ment, dum·found·er·ment, noun
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How to use dumbfound in a sentence
“Ice Cube and Schoolboy Q.” Osorio seems dumfounded by the decision.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine | Alex Suskind | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe sprang to the door, flung it open, and disappeared, leaving the husband and wife dumfounded and quaking with fright.
An Episode Under the Terror | Honore de BalzacCaptain Sam was so dumfounded he could only gasp and stare vacantly at the place where, by all rights, the Spray ought to be.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithHe was so dumfounded that Robinson walked up to him and took the gun out of his hands without any resistance on his part.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeWhy, you could have knocked me down with the kick of a gopher I was so dumfounded!
Warrior Gap | Charles King
Jean had talked very rapidly and Constance was too dumfounded for the time being, to interrupt the flow of words.
Three Little Women | Gabrielle E. Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for dumbfound
dumfound
/ (dʌmˈfaʊnd) /
(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
Origin of dumbfound
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