Associations to the word «Dumbstruck»

Wiktionary

DUMBSTRUCK, adjective. So shocked as to be unable to speak

Dictionary definition

DUMBSTRUCK, adjective. As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne