thunderstrike

thun·der·strike

verb \-ˌstrīk\

thun·der·struck\-ˌstrək\thun·der·struck also thun·der·strick·en\-ˌstri-kən\thun·der·strik·ing\-ˌstrī-kiŋ\

Definition of THUNDERSTRIKE

transitive verb

1

: to strike dumb : astonish <was thunderstruck at the news>

2

archaic : to strike by or as if by lightning

Examples of THUNDERSTRIKE

1. <everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning>

First Known Use of THUNDERSTRIKE

circa 1586

Related to THUNDERSTRIKE

Synonyms: amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise

Related Words: befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up

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Rhymes with THUNDERSTRIKE

adultlike, and the like, berrylike, businesslike, cartoonlike, craftsmanlike, desertlike, down the pike, fatherlike, fingerlike, humanlike, hunger strike, ladylike, leatherlike, lemminglike, lionlike, look-alike, machinelike, marlinespike, minibike, mirrorlike, motorbike, mountain bike, northern pike, nothing like, open mike, ostrichlike, phantomlike, powderlike, puppetlike, rubberlike, saucerlike, seamanlike, soundalike, spiderlike, sportsmanlike, statesmanlike, take a hike, womanlike, workmanlike, zombielike