Thunderstruck

Quick meaning: Thunderstruck is an adjective meaning Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

Meaning

Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

Example Sentences

Tarzan was thunderstruck, but in an instant he realized a part of the truth.

The overthrown he rais’d, and as a Heard Of Goats or timerous flock together throngd Drove them before him Thunder-struck,

And for days Europe and the great powers were thunderstruck, again and yet again, by the news of Turkish forts falling, Turkish cohorts collapsing, the unconquerable Crescent going down in blood.

Therefore he whacked the old nigger mercilessly, while a big crowd of his people watched him, thunderstruck, till some man, - I was told the chief's son, - in desperation at hearing the old chap yell, made a tentative jab with a spear at the white man - and of course it went quite easy between the shoulder-blades.

Synonyms for thunderstruck

Depending on context, synonyms include amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, overawed, overwhelmed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flabbergasted, surprised, dumbfounded, dumfounded, stupefied, awed.

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