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flabbergasting

Syllables: flab·ber·gast·ingUK/ˌflæbəˈɡɑːstɪŋ/US/ˌflæbɚˈɡæstɪŋ/

flabbergasting adjective: overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner. Also the present participle and gerund of flabbergast.

Adjective

flabbergasting (comparative more flabbergasting, superlative most flabbergasting)

  1. Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.

Also used as

flabbergasting is also the present participle and gerund of flabbergast.

Forms of flabbergasting

comparativemore flabbergasting
superlativemost flabbergasting

Origin of flabbergasting

From flabbergast + -ing.

Words formed from flabbergasting

Questions about flabbergasting

What does flabbergasting mean?
Flabbergasting means overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
What part of speech is flabbergasting?
Flabbergasting is an adjective.
How do you pronounce flabbergasting?
Flabbergasting is pronounced /ˌflæbəˈɡɑːstɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near flabbergasting in the dictionary

  1. flabbergastedness
  2. flabbergaster
  3. flabbergastered
  4. flabbergastering
  5. flabbergasters
  6. flabbergasting
  7. flabbergastingly
  8. flabbergastment
  9. flabbergasts
  10. flabberghast
  11. flabberghasted

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