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- pronunciation:
sta
nihsh
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
astonishes, astonishing, astonished |
| definition: |
If something astonishes you, it surprises or amazes you very, very much. You can hardly believe it.
Winning the million-dollar prize astonished Mr. Greene. He never expected to win anything in his life.Some of the fish at the aquarium astonished the children. They had never seen anything so amazing in real life before.- synonyms:
- amaze
- similar words:
- confuse, surprise
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| related words: |
shock, startle |
| derivations: |
astonishedly (adv.), astonishingly (adv.), astonishment (n.) |
Word Builder: astonish +
- astonishing:
causing great surprise.
- astonishment:
great surprise.
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