dumbfound
verb (used with object)
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
dumbfounds
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present tense formof dumbfound (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“There is such a misunderstanding of hemp, it just dumbfounds me,” explains Jon Hanson, an organic farmer in Marquette, who says he’d love to grow hemp on his 480-acre farm.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2016
He refuses to forgive 'the Countess' for her infidelity until the real Countess enters and dumbfounds him.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2012
"It dumbfounds me," said Linda, "to have Eileen do this for me."
From Her Father's Daughter by Gene Stratton-Porter
"The idea of a puddin'-thief offering a man a present dumbfounds me, as the saying goes."
From The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff by Norman Lindsay
