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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 immediately caught it with both hands and just stared at him, too dumbstruck to speak.
- It has left me dumbstruck to the criticism this film has received.
- For instance, even a passing train would leave the audience dumbstruck.
- Haggis said that he felt "dumbstruck and horrified," adding, "Tommy, if only a fraction of these accusations are true, we are talking about serious, indefensible human and civil-rights violations.
- In the kitchen I found my servant and a stray village child, both dumbstruck by this apparition.
- Furthermore, the author says that the word dumbstruck in the expression "I was dumbstruck by the news" is a compound noun. Undefined
- Jimmy looked dumbstruck for a moment, then started to laugh. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
- I'm still dumbstruck by how people think celebrities have anything important to say about anything except the pressures of being famous.
- Even Michael just watched, dumbstruck, until she reached the floor.
- While Ms McKenzie said she was very angry at what had happened to her mother, Mr Jorgensen said he was, for the moment, "dumbstruck". Stuff.co.nz - Stuff
