[ US /əˈstaʊnd/ ]
[ UK /ɐstˈa‍ʊnd/ ]
VERB
  1. affect with wonder
    Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
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How To Use astound In A Sentence

  • I astound myself with my memory for useless childhood trivia.
  • Internet 2 continues to break astounding records for transmitting data.
  • The writer of the poems marks parental rejection with astounding empathy.
  • Astounded, I continued to adjust the hydroscope to a range incredible, turning the screw to focus at a mile and a half, at two miles, at two and a quarter, a half, three-quarters, three miles, three miles and a quarter -- click! Police!!!
  • The Varsity itself is a wonderfully stylish boutique hotel in the heart of the city, its upper storeys offering astounding views. The Sun
  • You will be astounded to hear the initiative was taken by an entrepreneur wishing to boost the sale of postage stamps. Times, Sunday Times
  • How they can move off from traffic lights with phone held to the ear, changing gear and turning across junctions all with one hand is astoundingly dextrous.
  • When so much painstaking medical research has been done, it may seem astounding to most of us that the doctors are still baffled by the cause. Coping With Sudden Hair Loss
  • Making a face, Ethan dug into his jacket pockets, producing an astounding array of charms, talismans, herbs, and potions in corked test-tubes.
  • Finally, we have witnessed the astounding effort of Soviet Russia to "come back" in the world's agricultural markets in order to get the "wherewithal" to carry out the Five Year Plan. The Current Business Situation
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