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present participle of bowl over
Synonyms of bowling over
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
- she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister
Synonyms for bowling over
- amazing,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- dumbfounding
- (also dumfounding),
- flabbergasting,
- flooring,
- rocking,
- shocking,
- startling,
- stunning,
- stupefying,
- surprising
- (also surprizing),
- thunderstriking
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“Bowling over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowling%20over. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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