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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
astounded
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I was astounded at the depth of understanding the children showed..
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Again he caught a glimpse of Mrs McIver's astounded expression, this time from the safety of her first floor window.
▪ Petion looked astounded in a repulsed sort of way.
▪ Staff at Cornell College were astounded by the generosity of the unexpected bequest.
▪ The whole audience was astounded and it didn't go down very well.
▪ When the assistant worked out the overall cost I was astounded.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
astounded

astounded \astounded\ adj. 1. struck with an intense and usually sudden surprise sufficient to produce wonder or perplexity

Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck

Wiktionary
astounded

a. surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.

WordNet
astounded

adj. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, stunned]

Wikipedia
Astounded (Bran Van 3000 song)

"Astounded" is a song by Canadian musical collective Bran Van 3000. It was released in May 2001 as the lead single from their second studio album, Discosis. The song features vocals from the late American artist Curtis Mayfield. The song was very successful in Canada, receiving heavy airplay on Muchmusic and reaching number 3 on Canada's Singles Chart. The song is featured on the Canadian compilation album Now! 6 as well as the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game, FIFA Street 2. The song was ranked #19 on MuchMore's list of Top 50 Dance Songs.

The song contains interpolations from Mayfield's song " Move On Up". The song also contains a sample and an interpolated melody of The Doobie Brothers "Rockin' Down The Highway".

Astounded (Tantric song)

Astounded'' is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Tantric. It was released on July 17, 2001 as the second single from their platinum selling debut album titled " Tantric" and the successor to their chart topping debut single "''' Breakdown '".

Usage examples of "astounded".

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.

In the dark quiet streets and in the glare of the hotel lobby the swarms of uniforms astounded him.

The advance of the Sixth Army on Stalingrad was apparently the most terrifying event of what the Russians call the Great Patriotic War The army commanders, the populace, and Stalin himself were astounded at this renewed powerful thrust of the Germans into the vitals of their country.