wonder-stricken

[ wuhn-der-strik-uhn ]

/ ˈwʌn dərˌstrɪk ən /

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adjective

struck or affected with wonder.

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Also won·der·struck

[wuhn-der-struhk]. /ˈwʌn dərˌstrʌk/.

Origin of wonder-stricken

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby wonder-stricken

wonderful, wondering, wonderkid, wonderland, wonderment, wonder-stricken, wonders will never cease, wonderwork, wonder-worker, wondrous, wonga

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 Dickens
Pineapples, bananas, great baskets of fancy cakes, and other dainties attracted their wonder-stricken gaze.
The Boy Settlers|Noah Brooks
I can testify, with a full and often wonder-stricken awe, that I believe God answers prayer.
How I Know God Answers Prayer|Rosalind Goforth
But to return to the wonder-stricken people who lined the shore.
The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer|Richard Clynton

Round about it was so empty, silent, and remote that he was wonder-stricken.
Hania|Henryk Sienkiewicz