astun

A1S1T1U1N1

verb

To astonish.

OriginMiddle English astonen →
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Meanings

verbastun (third-person singular simple present astuns, present participle astunning, simple past and past participle astunned)

present singular third person astuns · participle present astunning · participle past astunned · past astunned · alternative astone

  1. obsoleteTo astonish.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishastonen
  2. Englishastun

Inherited from Middle English astonen, probably ultimately from a- + Old French estoner (“to stun”). By surface analysis, a- + stun.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NatsutansuSatunsuantNsutatsuna
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APA

astun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astun

MLA

“astun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astun.

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