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verb

Stun v. t. (past & past part. stunned; pres. part. stunning)

To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. "One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe."

To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. "And stunned him with the music of the spheres."

To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. "William was quite stunned at my discourse."

adjective

Stunning adj.

Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.

Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. (Slang)

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Etymology of 'Stunning'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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