wonder-stricken
[ wuhn-der-strik-uhn ]
adjective
struck or affected with wonder.
Origin of wonder-stricken
1First recorded in 1590–1600
- Also won·der·struck [wuhn-der-struhk]. /ˈwʌn dərˌstrʌk/.
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How to use wonder-stricken in a sentence
She turned her wonder-stricken face towards him still; but drew back, and clung closer to her friend.
The Cricket on the Hearth | Charles DickensPineapples, bananas, great baskets of fancy cakes, and other dainties attracted their wonder-stricken gaze.
The Boy Settlers | Noah BrooksI can testify, with a full and often wonder-stricken awe, that I believe God answers prayer.
How I Know God Answers Prayer | Rosalind GoforthBut to return to the wonder-stricken people who lined the shore.
The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer | Richard ClyntonRound about it was so empty, silent, and remote that he was wonder-stricken.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
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