Crossword clues for astound
astound
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.] Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.] [See Astound, a.]
-
To stun; to stupefy.
No puissant stroke his senses once astound.
--Fairfax. -
To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.
These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind.
--Milton.
Aston \As*ton"\, Astone \As*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Astoned, Astond, or Astound.] [See Astonish.]
To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Astound \As*tound"\, a. [OE. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p.
of astone. See Astone.]
Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic]
--Spenser.
Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound.
As sudden ruin yawned around.
--Sir W.
Scott.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Middle English astouned, astoned (c.1300), past participle of astonen, astonien "to stun" (see astonish), with more of the original sense of Vulgar Latin *extonare. Related: Astounded; astounding.
Wiktionary
(context obsolete English) Stunned; astounded; astonished. v
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
WordNet
Usage examples of "astound".
Even though she was used to the degree of honesty which affinity fostered, Ruben always astounded her with his intimate knowledge of her emotional composition.
John Campbell who made Analog out of Astounding would probably not have bought all these stories if he were alive.
Liath, and she had the satisfaction of seeing Wolfhere astounded in his turn.
He was astounded as he later told Chamberlain, that the concessions to him had gone so far and so fast.
He wandered wonderstruck through all these chambers, astounded by the abundance and complexity.
He was astounded by the beauty of her thick fur and the shining splendor of her strange, haunting eyes.
Harruel was so astounded by what Sachkor had said and by the way he had said it that the words of his reply clotted in his throat.
The Helmet Men, seemingly astounded by what had taken place, exchanged quiet comments in their strange barking speech, and began to draw back behind the safety of their gigantic animals.
The man of the scarred shoulder was staring at her strangely, as though astounded that she had come, though she had visited the Beng settlement many times before.
That astounded Hresh, that he should be the one to make things known to Noum om Beng, and not the other way around.
What he saw astounded him to the point that he stopped dead in his tracks and his mouth gaped in wonderment.
A shriek of astounded terror accompanied his plunge to the flagstones below.
Guinevere, despite her apprehension, was astounded by the gilded magnificence of the building that rose sheer and buttressed to the north side of the court.
America, rejoiced, the world was astounded, and Japan was jarred to its foundations.
Clutching his hand, unable to talk, trying to infuse all her astounded love in her grip, she pulled him past the dining room down the gloomy halls.