stun
verb (used with object)
to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc..
are stunning
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present progressiveof stun.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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"The colours are stunning and will change with the seasons as the light bathing it changes," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
His evocative depictions of forest scenes are stunning in their own right, hypnotically expressive and made to tickle your id, unearthing deeply rooted primal sensations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
These scenes are stunning, poetic and unabashedly Bergmaneqsue.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Dressed up in an inexhaustible supply of euphemistic rhetoric and double-talk, such immoral policies are stunning to see in real time.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2023
"You are stunning," her husband repeated, kissing her with a faint shade of patronage in his manner.
From The Philistines by Arlo Bates
