stun

«stun» in Mova's school dictionary: To hit or shock a person or animal so they are dizzy or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (stun, stuns, stunned, stunning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To hit or shock a person or animal so they are dizzy or knocked out for a short time. tree →

2) To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot think or speak for a moment. tree →

3) Stunning (adjective) means extremely beautiful or impressive. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and news, people are stunned by surprising events. In science, some fish and eels stun prey with electricity. In everyday talk, a stunning view or a stunning goal is amazing. Phrases: stunned silence, stun gun, absolutely stunning.

examples

• The bird hit the window and was stunned for a minute. tree →
• Electric eels can stun fish with a shock. tree →
• We were stunned when our team won the cup. tree →
• There was a stunned silence after the news. tree →
• The view from the mountain was stunning. tree →
• The news of the fire stunned the whole town. tree →

note

Double the n: stunned, stunning. Stun guns are weapons and are illegal for ordinary people in many places.

Trees and pragmatics

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