speechless
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lɪs adjective
1.
temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm.
2.
characterized by absence or loss of speech: speechless joy.
3.
lacking the faculty of speech; dumb.
4.
not expressed in speech or words: speechless compliments.
5.
refraining from speech.
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speechless (ˈspiːtʃlɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not able to speak |
| 2. | temporarily deprived of speech |
| 3. | not expressed or able to be expressed in words: speechless fear |
| 'speechlessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'speechlessness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
She was rendered speechless by this display of psychology and she said she now regarded cabdrivers with a newfound respect.
He found himself speechless for long moments afterward.
She transformed speechless stone into eloquent shapes and forms.
And yet, these videos leave me speechless with terror.
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