Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: astonished
IPA transcription: [əst'ɑnɪʃt]
Pronunciations of astonished
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
    Meaning: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
Usage examples
  • I was astonished myself.
  • These astonished them considerably.
  • "Oh!" ejaculated the astonished friends.
  • "The Angel?" queried the astonished McLean.
  • She was astonished, and at first incredulous.
  • Maxwell, though equally astonished, was not so rapt.
  • Little Gauvain and his mother were greatly astonished.
  • "Do not my mother and you agree?" asked Albert, astonished.
  • 'Why,' cried the astonished cook, 'where did you learn cooking?
  • She returned to her astonished sister with the paper in her hand.
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