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Meanings of stun in English

Portuguese
entontecer
Catalan
atordir
Spanish
aturdir

Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief.

entontecer
Catalan
atordir
Spanish
aturdir

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow.

atordir
Spanish
pasmar

Hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag.

pasmar
Russian
stun
Spanish
stun

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Usage of stun in English
1
Police used stun-grenades to disperse them; there were no reports of injuries.
The Irish Times
2
Police used horses and stun grenades to try to control the crowds.
Reuters
3
After the stun of the blow came the realization of the consequences.
Half a Life-Time Ago
4
One part bazooka round; one part suicidal drone; one part stun round.
Wired
5
The sight of the wharves and the ships seemed to stun her.
A Jolly Fellowship
6
Those bonus run outs can galvanise the perpetrators and stun the victims.
The Guardian
7
The power inhibitor in the stun-cuffs wreaked havoc with an extrahuman's balance.
Shades of gray
8
Andros Townsend wonder goal helps Crystal Palace stun Manchester City Read more
The Guardian
9
It reached the head of the snake, and seemed to stun it.
The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
10
Instead, police forcefully removed the protestors with water cannons and stun grenades.
The South African
11
Refusing to vacate the space, water canons and stun grenades were deployed.
The South African
12
Theresa May has the power to stun smart people with old news.
The Irish Times
13
They can stun or stifle and they know when each is required.
The Guardian
14
It would stun the business world, William reflected for the hundredth time.
"Undo": A Novel
15
Addled by a stun grenade, he couldn't think what those letters meant.
Dark rivers of the heart
16
There are some shelves of general fiction and light stun over there.
My Name is Legion
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Portuguese
entontecer
Russian
stun
Stun through the time
Stun across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common
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