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struck dumb

struck dumb is the simple past and 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 struck dumb

What is struck dumb the simple past and past participle of?
Struck dumb is the simple past and past participle of strike dumb.

Words near struck dumb in the dictionary

  1. struck a stroke
  2. struck at the heart of
  3. struck back
  4. struck camp
  5. struck down
  6. struck dumb
  7. struck fear
  8. struck gold
  9. struck in
  10. struck it lucky
  11. struck it rich

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