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STRIKE DUMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does strike dumb mean?
• STRIKE DUMB (verb)
The verb STRIKE DUMB has 1 sense:
1. render speechless, as by surprising or shocking
Familiarity information: STRIKE DUMB used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Render speechless, as by surprising or shocking
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement
Hypernyms (to "strike dumb" is one way to...):
affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
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