Crossword clues for stunned
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stun \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunned; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunning.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]
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To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head.
One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe.
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To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.
And stunned him with the music of the spheres.
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To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.
William was quite stunned at my discourse.
--De Foe.
Wiktionary
Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked. v
(en-past of: stun)
WordNet
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, astounded]
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: knocked out(p), kayoed, KO'd, out(p)]
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" [syn: dazed, stupefied, stupid(p)]
v. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [syn: stupefy]
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: sandbag]
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: bedaze, daze]
See stun
Usage examples of "stunned".
Ron said, in a stunned voice, as the Hogwarts students filed back up the steps behind the party from Durmstrang.
Madame Maxime was strolling away around the edge of the enclosure, gazing at the stunned dragons.
Davies looked so stunned by his good fortune in having Fleur for a partner that he could hardly take his eyes off her.
Ron suggested on Monday lunchtime as he lay flat on his back in the middle of their Charms classroom, having just been Stunned and reawoken by Harry for the fifth time in a row.
Dumbledore, taking a step toward Fudge, and once again, he seemed to radiate that indefinable sense of power that Harry had felt after Dumbledore had Stunned young Crouch.
With a swiftness that momentarily stunned him, Abigail dropped her doll and slammed her wooden sword down on his foot.
Gone was the look of stunned confusion, and in its place, an expression so benign that the only hint of anxiety came from her fist clutching at the skirt of her gown.
Abbey returned and patiently explained the axle grease on her gown to a stunned Sebastian.
She watched in stunned disbelief as he cracked it open and, seeing the corridor clear, looked sadly at her and slipped outside.
From across the room, Sam was staring at her over his Madeira and seemed as stunned as Michael felt.
Still stunned by the shock of monumental betrayal, Lirenda fought to muster a civilized response.
Then, stunned to stopped breath, Elaira saw the unicorn enter the glade.
He raised stunned eyes to take in the others, still staring, locked into paralysis by the drama unfolded before them.
Braggen looked on, stunned still with embarrassment, the High Earl straightened up, stricken.
Stillness returned, more dreadfully empty than the stunned quiet after an earthquake.