dumbstruck
temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.
Origin of dumbstruck
1- Also dumb·strick·en [duhm-strik-uhn]. /ˈdʌmˌstrɪk ən/.
Words Nearby dumbstruck
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How to use dumbstruck in a sentence
As Walters stood dumbstruck, this peculiar exchange followed.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s Tearful Last ‘The View,’ and Why We’ll Miss Her | Kevin Fallon | July 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe did, as all baseball players do after sliding into a base, but I was dumbstruck.
How Peter Worthington Taught His Grandson to Love Baseball | David Frum | May 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIts victims include several bikini-clad women on a Bradenton beach, as well as dumbstruck males.
Lehman was dumbstruck: $2 million could have saved 10,000 lives in the Lake Tanganyika region.
Meet the Visionary Behind Africa's 'Floating Clinic' | Casey Schwartz | March 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTVisiting as a reporter in 2007 and 2008, I was dumbstruck by the innovative work of these women, and by their utter moxie.
Jasper Grinder stood at his desk dumbstruck, with his face growing paler each instant.
The Rover Boys In The Mountains | Arthur M. WinfieldWe wint back together, an' I was dumbstruck; Love-o'-Women was cripplin' and crumblin' at ivry step.
Soldiers Three, Part II. | Rudyard KiplingShamhaven had not expected this encounter, and for the moment he was dumbstruck.
At the Fall of Port Arthur | Edward Stratemeyer
British Dictionary definitions for dumbstruck
dumbstricken (ˈdʌmˌstrɪkən)
/ (ˈdʌmˌstrʌk) /
temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise
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