dumbfounds

variants also dumfounds
present tense third-person singular of dumbfound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbfounds
Verb
  • Respecting the medium often surprises me with the most rewarding outcomes.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The other thing that still surprises me is how many people are still willing to apply to come do it.
    Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These shocks land heavily on Hispanics, who are overrepresented in construction, service, and blue-collar work sensitive to inflation and policy disruptions.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The elder Hall’s indifference toward his son’s life shocks even his captor, prompting a bonding moment that softens the viewer’s perceptions of both men.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What amazes me is how the same film sparks such different conversations, depending on the room.
    Eitan Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Remus, who is now 5, amazes his family by reading books on his own, a development which Whittenburg attributes in part to the Imagination Library.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His work astonishes and moves people far beyond the fashion bubble to this day.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Dumbfounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbfounds. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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