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UK
/dˈʌmstɹʌk/
]
[ US /ˈdəmˌstɹək/ ]
[ US /ˈdəmˌstɹək/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion
a circle of policemen stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
How To Use dumbstruck In A Sentence
- I gave the kids some colouring in to do this afternoon and was amazed and dumbstruck by their response - they sat quietly, put lots of effort into making the flowers look good and seemed to enjoy it.
- But mine was momentarily dumbstruck when, after his talk, I passed through a doorway inside the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and entered an air-conditioned simulation of the Grand Canal.
- Catherine Gibson said she was "dumbstruck" after police revealed that forensic tests showed they had discovered her 25-year-old daughter's body at an address in the Capital, it was reported. Undefined
- I was dumbstruck and made my informant go over it twice more, both to make sure that I had got it right and to detect any special meanings hidden in any of the terms in question.
- I will admit to being completely dumbstruck, which is a feat for me. Alien Encounter « The Life and Times of Organic Mama
- His hosts are dumbstruck when their language is used against them with such slangy glee.
- I was totally dumbstruck at what they were asking us in the exam.
- He was well thought of by his colleagues and everyone is dumbstruck.
- When I read about London and Britain's transport system of 80 to 100 years ago I'm dumbstruck.
- By all accounts he took charge when the towers fell, and he displayed leadership when others were dumbstruck.
