stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
Examples of stun in a Sentence
Verb
The angry criticism stunned them.
His old friends were stunned at his success.
She sat in stunned disbelief.
There was a stunned expression on her face.
weapons that can stun people temporarily
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Essence, 24 July 2025
For their part, other village trustees seemed shocked and stunned by these accounts.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
In January 2019, the Empire star claimed to have been a victim of a hate crime that stunned Hollywood but later was accused of staging the attack.
—Peter White, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Nearby, however, the Palace of the Dukes of Braganza stuns with its Gothic arches and red-tiled turrets.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Verb
While she was alarmed by shiny black leggings, slingback boots, and a jean jacket, I was equally stunned by her Pentecostal version of nurses’ scrubs; a powder blue, boxy dress with a matching jacket and headwrap.
—Essence, 24 July 2025
For their part, other village trustees seemed shocked and stunned by these accounts.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
In January 2019, the Empire star claimed to have been a victim of a hate crime that stunned Hollywood but later was accused of staging the attack.
—Peter White, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Nearby, however, the Palace of the Dukes of Braganza stuns with its Gothic arches and red-tiled turrets.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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