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stricken dumb

stricken dumb is the past participle of strike dumb.

Meaning of strike dumb

Verb

strike dumb (third-person singular simple present strikes dumb, present participle striking dumb, simple past struck dumb, past participle struck dumb or stricken dumb)

  1. (transitive) To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.
    Synonyms:
    dumbfound, flabbergast, render speechless

Questions about stricken dumb

What is stricken dumb the past participle of?
Stricken dumb is the past participle of strike dumb.

Words near stricken dumb in the dictionary

  1. stricken a medium
  2. stricken a stroke
  3. stricken back
  4. stricken camp
  5. stricken down
  6. stricken dumb
  7. stricken fear
  8. stricken in
  9. stricken off
  10. stricken off strength
  11. stricken one's colors

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