stun
verb (used with object)
to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc..
stuns
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present tense formof stun (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Two intrepid teens head into the unknown on an absorbing, densely detailed rescue mission — not for the especially young — that stuns at every turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Morocco's Ismael Saibari stuns Scotland with a superb finish after just 71 seconds in their World Cup Group C game in Boston.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
What stuns me is the horror I felt upon reading this news—the embarrassment, the shame of having felt so superior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Saylor has been unflaggingly bullish, even as Bitcoin’s decline stuns investors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
She don’t kill that spider, but she stuns it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
