stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
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Examples of stun in a Sentence
Verb
The angry criticism stunned them.
His old friends were stunned at his success.
She sat in stunned disbelief.
There was a stunned expression on her face.
weapons that can stun people temporarily
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Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
The killings stunned students at both universities and left the small city of Moscow deeply shaken.
—CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
The singer stunned in a strappy, bejeweled gown designed by Oscar de la Renta.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
For as much as the haenyeo will stun audiences at TIFF and when the Apple Original eventually hits streaming, these are clearly things that mean nothing to the film’s subjects compared to the impact of life in and alongside the water.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Allison Williams stunned with graphic adhesive tips at the 2024 Met Gala, while nail artist Julie Kandalec designed over 1,000 custom press-ons for models at the Christian Cowan’s spring 2024 runway.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
The killings stunned students at both universities and left the small city of Moscow deeply shaken.
—CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
The singer stunned in a strappy, bejeweled gown designed by Oscar de la Renta.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
For as much as the haenyeo will stun audiences at TIFF and when the Apple Original eventually hits streaming, these are clearly things that mean nothing to the film’s subjects compared to the impact of life in and alongside the water.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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