dumbstruck

[ duhm-struhk ]

/ ˈdʌmˌstrʌk /

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adjective

temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.

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Also dumb·strick·en

[duhm-strik-uhn]. /ˈdʌmˌstrɪk ən/.

Origin of dumbstruck

First recorded in 1885–90; dumb + struck

Words nearby dumbstruck

dumbledore, dumbo, dumb sheave, dumbshit, dumb show, dumbstruck, dumbwaiter, dumdum, dumela, Dumézil, Dumfries

How to use dumbstruck in a sentence

As Walters stood dumbstruck, this peculiar exchange followed.
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He did, as all baseball players do after sliding into a base, but I was dumbstruck.
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Its victims include several bikini-clad women on a Bradenton beach, as well as dumbstruck males.
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Lehman was dumbstruck: $2 million could have saved 10,000 lives in the Lake Tanganyika region.
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Visiting as a reporter in 2007 and 2008, I was dumbstruck by the innovative work of these women, and by their utter moxie.
The Safest Place in Somalia|Eliza Griswold|November 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Jasper Grinder stood at his desk dumbstruck, with his face growing paler each instant.
The Rover Boys In The Mountains|Arthur M. Winfield
We wint back together, an' I was dumbstruck; Love-o'-Women was cripplin' and crumblin' at ivry step.
Soldiers Three, Part II.|Rudyard Kipling
Shamhaven had not expected this encounter, and for the moment he was dumbstruck.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for dumbstruck

dumbstruck

dumbstricken (ˈdʌmˌstrɪkən)

/ (ˈdʌmˌstrʌk) /

adjective

temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise

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dumbstruck

Origin of dumbstruck

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British Dictionary definitions for dumbstruck

dumbstricken (ˈdʌmˌstrɪkən)