verb (-nn-) [VN]
1 to make a person or an animal unconscious for a short time, especially by hitting them on the head:
The fall stunned me for a moment. * The animals are stunned before slaughter.
2 to surprise or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak:
Her words stunned me-I had no idea she felt that way.
3 to impress sb very much:
They were stunned by the view from the summit.
stunned adjective:
She was too stunned to speak. * There was a stunned silence when I told them the news.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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