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stunned
[ stuhnd ]
adjective
- deprived of consciousness or strength:
When the fish came close enough, they would get bopped on the head with a club or an axe by the fishermen, who would then drag the stunned fish into the boat.
- showing or reflecting astonishment, shock, or bewilderment:
A stunned spectator managed a "You're kidding?" but nothing more.
The curtain fell to a stunned silence, and then rapturous applause and hysterical laughter.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of stun.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٳܲԲԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stunned1
Example Sentences
The friends are alive, stunned and battered — and they remember everything that happened.
Sitting in his reception room in the Vatican, Archbishop Gallagher said even he had been stunned by the magnitude of the void he feels has been left by the Pope's death.
The Lakers recovered from a knee scrape of a playoff opener Tuesday to leap up and kick the stunned Minnesota Timberwolves in the teeth.
He was, of course, in the same position when the Foxes stunned the world to win the Premier League in 2016, but supporters have made up their minds.
The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.
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