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
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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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Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
Father stunned when stranger pays his restaurant bill A dad having breakfast with his kids was amazed when a stranger out of nowhere took care of his bill.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Belichick gave a knowing smile, while Hudson, stunned for a moment with her mouth wide open, closed her eyes and laughed, clearly unbothered by the comment.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Banham matches the 60 points put up by Cindy Brown of Long Beach State against San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987.
2018 — St. John’s takes down another of the nation’s elite, and stuns No. 1 Villanova 79-75 for its second win over a top-five team in one week.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Verb
They were stunned by the incandescence of her skin.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
Father stunned when stranger pays his restaurant bill A dad having breakfast with his kids was amazed when a stranger out of nowhere took care of his bill.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Belichick gave a knowing smile, while Hudson, stunned for a moment with her mouth wide open, closed her eyes and laughed, clearly unbothered by the comment.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Banham matches the 60 points put up by Cindy Brown of Long Beach State against San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987.
2018 — St. John’s takes down another of the nation’s elite, and stuns No. 1 Villanova 79-75 for its second win over a top-five team in one week.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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