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knocking silly

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present participle of knock silly

Synonyms of knocking silly

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

The errant baseball hit her in the head and she was knocked silly.

Synonyms for knocking silly

dazing,
rocking,
stunning

Words Related to knocking silly

deadening,
knocking out,
paralyzing

benumbing,
numbing,
stupefying

bowling over,
knocking down

battering,
beating,
buffeting,
bunging,
chopping,
cuffing,
drubbing,
mangling,
mauling,
pelting,
pummeling
(also pummelling)

Phrases Synonymous with knocking silly

knocking for a loop

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Thesaurus Entries Near knocking silly

knocking over

knocking silly

knocking (someone) off his/her pedestal

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