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Definition of dumbfound verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dumbfound

verb
 
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
 
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dumbfound
 
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
 
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
he / she / it dumbfounds
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndz/
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndz/
past simple dumbfounded
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndɪd/
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndɪd/
past participle dumbfounded
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndɪd/
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndɪd/
-ing form dumbfounding
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndɪŋ/
 
/dʌmˈfaʊndɪŋ/
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  1. dumbfound somebody to surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to speak
    • His reply dumbfounded me.
    Topics Feelingsc2
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