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Meanings of dumbstruck in English

As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise.

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Usage of dumbstruck in English
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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