Meaning

1 senses

  1. To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.

More definitions
  • render speechless, as by surprising or shocking

Examples

5 sentences

  1. We were struck dumb with astonishment.

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  2. She was struck dumb at the news.

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  3. Tom was struck dumb by her beauty.

    ruОт её красоты Том потерял дар речи. — Wezel

    deTom war von ihrer Schönheit wie betäubt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I was struck dumb with astonishment at the sight of her.

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  5. Tom was struck dumb by Mary's beauty.

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Forms

strikes dumb, striking dumb, struck dumb, struck dumb
Base formstrike dumb · to strike dumb
3rd person singularstrikes dumb
Present participlestriking dumb
Past simplestruck dumb
Past participlestruck dumb / stricken dumb

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystrike dumb
he, she, itstrikes dumb

Past simpleLesson

all personsstruck dumb

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave struck dumb
he, she, ithas struck dumb

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill strike dumb

Synonyms

3 synonyms
dumbfoundflabbergastrender speechless

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddumbstruck

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stridentstrifestrikeB1strikerstrikinglystringA2
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