strike dumb

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strike dumb

verb strikes dumb · striking dumb · struck dumb · stricken dumb

transitive To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.
Similar: dumbfound, flabbergast, render speechless

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@misc{strike_dumb_2026,
  title = {strike dumb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strike%20dumb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}