thunderstruck
adj 1: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a
circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of
having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen
were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his
promotion" [syn: {dumbfounded}, {dumfounded},
{flabbergasted}, {stupefied}, {thunderstruck},
{dumbstruck}, {dumbstricken}]
Thunderstrike \Thun"der*strike`\, v. t. [imp. {Thunderstruck};
p. p. {Thunderstruck}, {-strucken}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Thunderstriking}.]
1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.]
--Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible;
-- rarely used except in the past participle.
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drove before him, thunderstruck. --Milton.
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