Definitions for astounding



Overview of verb astound

The verb astound has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) amaze, astonish, astound

(affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!")


Overview of adj astounding

The adj astounding has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding

(bewildering or striking dumb with wonder)

2. astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying

(so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying")

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