All 3 Uses
dumfounded
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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- For a moment Kit was too dumbfounded to move.†
p. 91.5 *dumbfounded = very surprised -- often too surprised to know what to say or do
- John stood dumfounded, his pale face shocked completely colorless.†
p. 142.9dumfounded = very surprised -- often too surprised to know what to say or dounconventional spelling: Today this is more commonly spelled dumbfounded.
- Matthew bolted the door and turned back to the dumfounded women.†
p. 184.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(dumfounded) very surprised - often too surprised to know what to say or do
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)