Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
astounded . - adjective astonished and confounded.
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- adjective
shocked andspeechless . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
dumbfound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
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Examples
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Callum had stepped back, blinking rapidly, his expression dumbfounded.
My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004
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Callum had stepped back, blinking rapidly, his expression dumbfounded.
My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004
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Callum had stepped back, blinking rapidly, his expression dumbfounded.
My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004
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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 2008
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Mickey turned and looked at Jackie in dumbfounded amazement.
Word Help Needed Please amberfocus 2008
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"You are going to see Mr. Solovyov?" the old doorman said, his lower lip dangling in dumbfounded trepidation.
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(recall the dumbfounded look and continuing to read a children's book).
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Jenna Jameson, a former adult star and current owner of her own studio, told Radar. com that she was "dumbfounded" by the lack of condom use on sets:
Kellee Terrell: Why the Porn Industry's HIV Problem Is Our Problem, Too Kellee Terrell 2010
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Jenna Jameson, a former adult star and current owner of her own studio, told Radar. com that she was "dumbfounded" by the lack of condom use on sets:
Kellee Terrell: Why the Porn Industry's HIV Problem Is Our Problem, Too Kellee Terrell 2010
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Jenna Jameson, a former adult star and current owner of her own studio, told Radar. com that she was "dumbfounded" by the lack of condom use on sets:
Kellee Terrell: Why the Porn Industry's HIV Problem Is Our Problem, Too Kellee Terrell 2010
mollusque commented on the word dumbfounded
Why is that one can be dumbfounded, dumbstruck or thunderstruck, but not thunderfounded?
February 15, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word dumbfounded
(Stop, look and listen, by Belle and Sebastian)
November 10, 2010