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Dumfounded

adjective
1.
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise.  Synonyms: dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumbstruck, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck.  "The flabbergasted aldermen were speechless" , "Was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"





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"Dumfounded" Quotes from Famous Books



... Dumfounded, Jimsy followed Aunt Judith up to bed. Here in a great, old-fashioned bedroom he forgot everything in an eager contemplation of a whirling, feathery background ...
— Jimsy - The Christmas Kid • Leona Dalrymple
... in dumfounded amazement. "But why, in God's name, did you come here? This is madness—this ...
— The Tyranny of Weakness • Charles Neville Buck
... have been dumfounded by the frightful suddenness of the occurrence—the shot and the instant fall of Ashton. It was like a stroke of lightning out of a clear sky. Blake did not stand gaping even for a moment. As Ashton's ...
— Out of the Depths - A Romance of Reclamation • Robert Ames Bennet
... coming back when Nick began suddenly to sing. He looked up, staring. Such a thing dumfounded him. He had never heard a song like that in Newgate. There were rules in prison. "Here, here," he cried, "be still!" But ...
— Master Skylark • John Bennett
... were dumfounded to see Jesus leave them so quickly. A few attempted to follow, but they soon realized that twilight was swiftly fading into the darkness of night and ...
— Men Called Him Master • Elwyn Allen Smith


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