astound
verb (used with object)
to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
are astounding
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present progressiveof astound.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A surgeon who inserted the microchips in five patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London says the results of the international trial are "astounding".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
"The results from these studies are astounding," said study co-senior author Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, an associate scientist in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at Mass Eye and Ear.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
The interplay of chemical, physical and electrical signals in the cells and their cooperative response are astounding.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
Other versions of such characters are astounding enough in their bravado that the harm done by their lies is almost completely outstripped by the extremity of their self-deception.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
Significant differences begin to appear only when we cross the threshold of 150 individuals, and when we reach 1,000–2,000 individuals, the differences are astounding.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
