stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
Examples of stun in a Sentence
Verb
The angry criticism stunned them.
His old friends were stunned at his success.
She sat in stunned disbelief.
There was a stunned expression on her face.
weapons that can stun people temporarily
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Verb
The Pacers hold a 2-0 series lead after stunning the Knicks at MSG in Games 1 and 2.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Related article Tyrese Haliburton and Indiana Pacers stun New York Knicks in overtime to take Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
Siakam insisted, however, that he and his teammates were not getting distracted by the prospect of writing their names in franchise history.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
On Tuesday morning, animal rights activists — who, for years, have fought for the two aging Asian elephants to be removed from the Los Angeles Zoo — were stunned to find the pachyderms’ enclosure empty.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
However, the final choices made by Farmer Colton and Farmer Matt, in particular, ultimately left their contenders stunned.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 23 May 2025
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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