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dumbfounding

dumbfounding adjective: bewildering; astonishing. Also the present participle and gerund of dumbfound.

Adjective

dumbfounding (comparative more dumbfounding, superlative most dumbfounding)

  1. Bewildering; astonishing.

Also used as

dumbfounding is also the present participle and gerund of dumbfound.

Forms of dumbfounding

comparativemore dumbfounding
superlativemost dumbfounding
alternative formdumfounding

Words formed from dumbfounding

Questions about dumbfounding

What does dumbfounding mean?
Dumbfounding means bewildering; astonishing.
What part of speech is dumbfounding?
Dumbfounding is an adjective.

Words near dumbfounding in the dictionary

  1. dumbfounder
  2. dumbfoundered
  3. dumbfoundering
  4. dumbfounderment
  5. dumbfounders
  6. dumbfounding
  7. dumbfoundingly
  8. dumbfoundment
  9. dumbfounds
  10. dumbfuck
  11. dumbfuckers

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