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as·tound·ing
/
əˈstaʊn
dɪŋ
/
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[
uh
-
stoun
-ding
]
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adjective
capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
Origin:
1580–90;
astound
+
-ing
2
Related forms
as·tound·ing·ly,
adverb
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as·tound
/
əˈstaʊnd
/
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uh
-
stound
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
adjective
2.
Archaic.
astonished; astounded.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
astoun
(
e
)
d,
past participle of
astonen,
variant of
astonyen
to
astonish
Related forms
as·tound·ment,
noun
Synonyms
1.
See
surprise
.
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astound
(əˈstaʊnd)
—
vb
(
tr
) to overwhelm with amazement and wonder; bewilder
[C17: from
astoned
amazed, from Old French
estoné,
from
estoner
to
astonish
]
astounding
(əˈstaʊndɪŋ)
—
adj
causing amazement and wonder; bewildering
a'stoundingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
astound
c.1600, from M.E. astouned, astoned (c.1300), pp. of astonien "to stun" (see
astonish
), with more of the original sense of V.L. *extonare.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Each village or district has its own unique costume and the variety is
astounding
-spiders and witches, animals and jesters.
The
astounding
thing is that this process has no end.
Virtually all flights were cancelled, and the results were
astounding
.
Most
astounding
of all was the way he turned a fiasco into a great success.
He participated fully and joyfully in an
astounding
array of the functions of the modern research university.
One stalwart official after another has stepped forward with
astounding
accusations of impropriety.
Astounding
to see such complacency preached by someone who should surely know better.
The sinister violence of the deaths, their
astounding
suddenness and gruesomeness and simultaneity, stamped them as horrific.
The streets become treacherous, and the event is
astounding
to behold.
Only from studies of cell-by-cell connections does the
astounding
similarity emerge.
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