What does flabberghast mean?
Flabberghast means Archaic spelling of flabbergast..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Archaic spelling of flabbergast..
Skates that are not quite a fit, my dear Smith, / May flabberghast even a chap of your pith.
The old VC flabberghasted at the possibility of three husbands for his niece; the shocked and even molested Vice-Principal knowing little to do, now that he was stripped of his clothes and appearing in those of the prisoner of war […]
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Use flabberghast when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flabberghast means Archaic spelling of flabbergast..
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Skates that are not quite a fit, my dear Smith, / May flabberghast even a chap of your pith.
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