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
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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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Seth Jones scored a goal and an assist, and Dmitry Kulikov and Brad Marchand scored 3:46 apart in the second period to stun the rabid crowd.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 June 2025
As Friday’s arrests unfolded in New York, a close friend of the man’s, who accompanied him to court, said he was stunned by the rough arrest.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Haliburton’s 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave his team its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after a comeback for the ages.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Verb
When Anderson heard that his friend was assaulted, the musician was stunned.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Seth Jones scored a goal and an assist, and Dmitry Kulikov and Brad Marchand scored 3:46 apart in the second period to stun the rabid crowd.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 June 2025
As Friday’s arrests unfolded in New York, a close friend of the man’s, who accompanied him to court, said he was stunned by the rough arrest.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Haliburton’s 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave his team its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after a comeback for the ages.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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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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