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stunlocking

stunlocking is the present participle and gerund of stunlock.

Meaning of stunlock

Verb

stunlock (third-person singular simple present stunlocks, present participle stunlocking, simple past and past participle stunlocked)

  1. (transitive) To render (a character) unable to move or react by repeatedly hitting them and keeping them in a stunned state.
    • I got stunlocked by that boss's electric attack and died.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To make (someone) freeze, not knowing how to respond or react, by doing something unexpected or shocking.
    • In his labcoat, his phone buzzed. Stunlocked by Karen's furious glare, he pulled it out.2024 September 12, Harry Blank, “Nothing Changes”, in Deadlined, →ISBN, page 229

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Questions about stunlocking

What is stunlocking the present participle and gerund of?
Stunlocking is the present participle and gerund of stunlock.

Words near stunlocking in the dictionary

  1. stunk to high heaven
  2. stunk up
  3. Stunkard
  4. stunlock
  5. stunlocked
  6. stunlocking
  7. stunlocks
  8. stunna
  9. stunnable
  10. stunnas
  11. stunned

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