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Definition of dumbfound verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dumbfound

verb

NAmE//ˈdʌmfaʊnd//

, NAmE//dʌmˈfaʊnd//

dumbfound somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dumbfound

he / she / it dumbfounds

past simple dumbfounded

-ing form dumbfounding

to surprise or shock someone so much that they are unable to speak His reply dumbfounded me.

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