stupefy
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
was stupefying
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past progressiveof stupefy.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was stupefying, and I said, "Maybe I could interview him by ham radio."
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2022
To Fryar, 21, the thought of just having shared a field with Franco Harris was stupefying.
From Time Magazine Archive
The impression left upon the latter by this visit was stupefying.
From De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera by Francis Augustus MacNutt
The change from numbing cold and darkness to the light of the overheated room was stupefying.
From Rowdy of the Cross L by B. M. Bower
The bombardment ceased with a suddenness that was stupefying.
From One of Ours by Willa Sibert Cather
