struck dumb

A form of strike dumb — To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of strike dumb

    “Your father’s tired,” said Aunt Alexandra, her first words in hours, it seemed. She had been there, but I suppose struck dumb most of the time.

    1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
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