Definitions
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- adjective
Amazed ;surprised . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
astonish .
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- adjective filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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Examples
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Most Europeans are astonished at the rapidity with which the Americans despatch their meals; but I, having admitted the proposition, that there was "nothing new under the sun," had long previously ceased to be _astonished_ at any thing.
A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America
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The word astonished literally means, “struck dumb with amazement.”
101 Amazing Truths about Jesus Mark Littleton 2007
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The word astonished literally means, “struck dumb with amazement.”
101 Amazing Truths about Jesus Mark Littleton 2007
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The word astonished literally means, “struck dumb with amazement.”
101 Amazing Truths about Jesus Mark Littleton 2007
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The word astonished literally means, “struck dumb with amazement.”
101 Amazing Truths about Jesus Mark Littleton 2007
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The revelation was made all the more remarkable by its tim ing: only a few years after Donald Griffin astonished the scientific community in 1958 with his revelation that bats "see" the world with their ears.
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I am dancing, dancing in astonished skin, in an embrace that creates me.
October « 2007 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2007
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I am dancing, dancing in astonished skin, in an embrace that creates me.
wislawa szymborska | drinking wine « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2007
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I remain astonished at how the MSM ignores the elephant in the room.
09/12/2005 2005
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The man lay on his back as if paralyzed, staring up at Tolland with an expression of astonished rage and agony.
Deception Point Dan Brown 2001
mstuckings commented on the word astonished
From the Latin word 'tonat' meaning 'there is thunder', hence, 'thunderstruck'.
February 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word astonished
Ooh, that's interesting. I like the etymology, mstuckings! Always liked the word thunderstruck, too.
February 20, 2007