stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
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Examples of stun in a Sentence
Verb
The angry criticism stunned them.
His old friends were stunned at his success.
She sat in stunned disbelief.
There was a stunned expression on her face.
weapons that can stun people temporarily
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
In 2006, after Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas stunned political observers by winning the largest number of seats in the Palestinian Authority’s legislative elections.
—Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Flower Mound stuns Keller, forces game three Keller entered game two of a regional semifinal series with an opportunity to eliminate the 2023 Class 6A state champions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
Nvidia earnings stun the street and the stock is soaring
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Nvidia earnings stun the street and the stock is soaring
After the chipmaker unveiled its newest chip, Blackwell, in March, Wall Street’s expectations are high for the firm’s earnings report.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 22 May 2024
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Verb
The delegation visited China’s main centers of computer science at the time, and upon learning what their counterparts had been up to during the many years of Sino-American estrangement, the delegation was stunned.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
In 2006, after Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas stunned political observers by winning the largest number of seats in the Palestinian Authority’s legislative elections.
—Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Flower Mound stuns Keller, forces game three Keller entered game two of a regional semifinal series with an opportunity to eliminate the 2023 Class 6A state champions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
Nvidia earnings stun the street and the stock is soaring
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Nvidia earnings stun the street and the stock is soaring
After the chipmaker unveiled its newest chip, Blackwell, in March, Wall Street’s expectations are high for the firm’s earnings report.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 22 May 2024
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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