STRIKE DUMB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Render speechless, as by surprising or shocking

Example:

we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "strike dumb" is one way to...):

affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

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