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US
/ˈdəmfaʊndɪd/
]
[ UK /dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/ ]
[ UK /dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/ ]
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 dumbfounded In A Sentence
- I knew she was a strong woman, not just in battle, but even this showcase dumbfounded me.
- So, needless to say I was again dumbfounded by yet another ridiculous event in this whole debacle. Car Stereo Company Tries To Install GPS, Causes $12,398.54 Damage To Your Car - The Consumerist
- Dumbfounded, all I could do was watch - wincing with pain as the caterwauling shook the fillings in my teeth - until the noise ceased.
- Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was engulfed in amber flames.
- Jerome was dumbfounded at the double life his longtime chess partner had been leading.
- You'll dislike this show while watching it, but an hour later you'll be dumbfounded by its cunning.
- But, as I crunched the vegetables more, my tongue was dumbfounded by a surprise flavor.
- Stopped just eighty-six meters from a collision, the frigate's commander was no doubt dumbfounded by the sudden reversal of position.
- Key seemed too dumbfounded at the fusion to do anything more than keep himself aloft above the pool.
- Dumbfounded, I forgot all about my camera until the eagle was out of sight.
