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Meanings of dumbstruck in English

As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise.

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      1
      Wang was dumbstruck; he spent 20 minutes trying to calm her down.
      The Guardian
      2
      They stared, dumbstruck, as the fourteen of us came to a halt.
      Summers at Castle Auburn
      3
      Beatrice frowns, momentarily dumbstruck, praise having succeeded where the invisible slipper failed.
      The crimson petal and the white
      4
      A dumbstruck boy stares through the windshield, red-rimmed eyes and slack jaw.
      Robin and ruby
      5
      At my stunned silence he laughs merrily, laughs in our dumbstruck faces.
      The Kingmaker’s Daughter
      6
      Sophie raises her hand, and points at the now dumbstruck Bella.
      Getting old is tres dangereux
      7
      He stood, dumbstruck, cradling the tiny body in his large hands.
      The Book of Life
      8
      Dr. Waterhouse now ought to spend a long time being dumbstruck.
      Quicksilver
      9
      He waited a moment, but Augustus seemed dumbstruck, holding the rope.
      Lonesome dove
      10
      She thought he was just too dumbstruck to care about anything.
      Sins of the Fathers
      11
      Shaw watched, dumbstruck, as Anthony slowed the boat to a stop.
      Flesh Eaters
      12
      While I should have been jumping for joy, I was dumbstruck.
      Extracurricular activities
      13
      Peg looked to her dumbstruck beau, her tone leveled by fury.
      Osprey island
      14
      Eva Lind was dumbstruck and looked up at her father with wide eyes.
      Tainted blood
      15
      Everyone stared around, dumbstruck, waiting for the radio to crackle back to life.
      Sea of Rust
      16
      And I'm just realizing how all these verbal guys are dumbstruck.
      The new yorker
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