astound
verb (used with object)
to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
astoundment
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a word derived from
astound.
Example Sentences
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Some of those very same vistas may have inspired the works he rendered for our astoundment and pleasure on his show.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
The Judge and Jack and Mary gazed down at her in uttermost astoundment.
From No. 13 Washington Square by Leroy Scott
It did not gaze at the shrinking couple in astoundment.
From No. 13 Washington Square by Leroy Scott
Brouillard bit his lip to keep back the exclamation of astoundment that the blunt inquiry threatened to evoke.
From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
August Bordine stood handcuffed and a prisoner, his face the picture of utter astoundment.
From Five Thousand Dollars Reward by A. Frank [pseud.] Pinkerton
