Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strike dumb

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
strike -dumb
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

strikes dumb (present, singular) striking dumb (participle, present) struck dumb (past) struck dumb (participle, past) stricken dumb (participle, past)

Derived Forms

dumbstruck

Synonyms

dumbfound flabbergast render speechless

Questions

What does strike dumb mean?
To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.

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