at a loss for words
Having nothing to sayHaving nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.
She was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.
Translations
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