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[ stuhn ] / stʌn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stun ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), stunned, stun·ning.to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment. to astonish; astound; amaze: Her wit stunned the audience. to shock; overwhelm: The world was stunned by the attempted assassination. to daze or bewilder by noise. verb (used without object) to cause astonishment or amazement: She stunned in a black and silver beaded gown, accessorized with a sparkly clutch. nounthe act of stunning. the condition of being stunned. Origin of stunFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English stonen, stunen (verb), from Old French estoner “to shake, make resound”; see astonish SYNONYMS FOR stunSEE SYNONYMS FOR stun ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for stun2, 3. See shock1. OTHER WORDS FROM stunun·stunned, adjectiveWords nearby stunstump speech, stumpsucker, stump up, stumpwork, stumpy, stun, stung, stun grenade, stun gun, stunk, stunner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stunThe authorities were trying to arrest another man suspected of throwing a stun grenade when Hamdan attacked. A New Intifada? Israel’s Arab Citizen Uprising Spreads|Creede Newton|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even show ponies are not exempt from ending up in a narrowing chute that feeds the condemned in single file into the “stun box.” Central Park’s Carriages Saved This Horse|Michael Daly|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Stun grenades exploded on the edges making a sound like a building being detonated. My Life Behind Kiev’s Barricades|Vijai Maheshwari|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST They acquired the tools to accomplish the deed, including a stun gun and the chemical means to anesthetize their victims. The Cannibal Cop’s Social Network: Are More Plotting Attacks on Women?|David Freedlander|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When the hatch rose, the HRT team was ready to toss in two stun grenades and rush the hatch before it closed. Alabama Hostage Standoff: Jimmy Lee Dykes Seized Boy to Gain Attention|Michael Daly|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Moser and Ursula now struck her with the hammer, but not so as to stun her. Freaks of Fanaticism|Sabine Baring-Gould The stun ray, which had acted upon living creatures, could not govern the delicate mechanism in the hound's interior. A hard blow on the ice will stun the rat, which is pulled out through a hole. The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller Knock him out with a stun gun and then pump him full of comatol. The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett) If I can stun Gail into submission you shall be our leading lady, with all the real star parts in your grasp. The Wishing-Ring Man|Margaret Widdemer
British Dictionary definitions for stun
verb stuns, stunning or stunned (tr)to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall to shock or overwhelm to surprise or astound nounthe state or effect of being stunned Word Origin for stunC13 stunen, from Old French estoner to daze, stupefy, from Vulgar Latin extonāre (unattested), from Latin ex- 1 + tonāre to thunder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stunparalyze, knock out, dumbfound, bewilder, overwhelm, bemuse, confuse, astound, confound, amaze, astonish, daze, rock, surprise, flabbergast, shake up, overcome, overpower, hit, floor |