dumbfound
or dum·found
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
Origin of dumbfound
1- Also dumb·found·er, dum·found·er [duhm-foun-der, duhm-foun-] /dʌmˈfaʊn dər, ˈdʌmˌfaʊn-/ .
Other words for dumbfound
Other words from dumbfound
- dumb·found·er·ment, dum·found·er·ment, noun
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How to use dumbfound in a sentence
“You and that horse continually dumfound me,” said Mr. Meadows.
Ticktock and Jim | Keith RobertsonThis girl utterly dumfounded me, and in the conceit of youth I thought it strange that any girl could dumfound me.
Lords of the North | A. C. LautHe stared at her, whirled about, surveyed the vacant landscape, and once more turned dumfound-ed toward her.
'way Down In Lonesome Cove | Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)Dumfound′, -er, to strike dumb: to confuse greatly: to astonish.
If her idea had been utterly to dumfound the unsuspecting professor, she succeeded admirably.
Prudence Says So | Ethel Hueston
British Dictionary definitions for dumbfound
dumfound
/ (dʌmˈfaʊnd) /
(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
Origin of dumbfound
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