Dumbstricken Definition & Meaning
dumbstricken
- adjective
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
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- What does dumbstricken mean?
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
- What part of speech is dumbstricken?
- Dumbstricken is an adjective.