stupefy
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
are stupefying
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present progressiveof stupefy.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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Welding cars and spraying paint are stupefying jobs, and, besides, they are ideally done at temperatures hotter than a worker can stand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh! you are stupefying with your compliments, Rochebrune!
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Charles Paul de Kock
Occupations that are stupefying, not in themselves, but because of the insipid companionship.
From Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 by André Chevrillon
