astony
astony · astonies · astonied · astonying
To astound; to paralyse, to stunTo astound; to paralyse, to stun.
/əˈstɒni/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To astound; to paralyse, to stun.
Origin
From Middle English astoneyen, astony, a back-formation from astoneyed, from a- + Old FrenFrom Middle English astoneyen, astony, a back-formation from astoneyed, from a- + Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix). See also astone, astonish.
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Forms
astonies, astonying, astonied, astoniedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle