dumbfounded

«dumbfounded» in Mova's school dictionary: so surprised that you cannot speak or know what to say — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (no forms)

meaning for a pupil

Dumbfounded means so surprised that you cannot speak or know what to say. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a hero is left speechless by a sudden sight; in lessons it shows a very strong surprise

examples

• Dumbfounded, the boy stared at the talking cat. tree →
• My grandfather was so dumbfounded that he could only stand and stare. tree →
• The merchant was dumbfounded by the king's words. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dumbfounded» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.