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Meanings of dumfounded in English

As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise.

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Usage of dumfounded in English
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The lecturer was altogether too dumfounded and terrified to utter a word.
The Blue Moon
2
Silent, staring, the congregation stood dumfounded, waiting to see what would happen.
Harvest Home
3
But the landlord was too dumfounded even to speak for a minute.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone
4
When Bivens received this order to appear at court he was dumfounded.
The Root of Evil
5
And Cynthia's son mopped his thick hair and looked as suddenly dumfounded.
Green Valley
6
For a moment that worthy stood dumfounded, bewildered, utterly at a loss.
A Woman of Thirty
7
To say that he was amazed, dumfounded, scarcely expressed his intense surprise.
Mischievous Maid Faynie
8
The watcher was the most dumfounded holy man in all India.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
9
The poor creature was dumfounded; she had not foreseen the difficulty.
The Gods are Athirst
10
But I was simply dumfounded by a final development in the same line.
The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search o...
11
Suddenly he stepped back dumfounded, holding the latch in his hand.
Treachery in Outer Space
12
She glanced at the still dumfounded Jim in an instinctive appeal.
The Fifth Ace
13
The young man was completely dumfounded by the sight of her.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
14
Hale was dumfounded, but he knew the boy spoke the truth.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
15
Ruth and Spurlock separated, the one embarrassed, the other utterly dumfounded.
The Ragged Edge
16
At this juncture Victorin and Lisbeth arrived, and stood dumfounded at the scene.
Poor Relations
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