"dumbfounder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dumbfounders [plural]
Etymology: dumbfound + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dumbfound|er|id2=agent noun}} dumbfound + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumbfounder (plural dumbfounders)
  1. Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
    Sense id: en-dumbfounder-en-noun-1Vfv-iRO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: dumbfounders [present, singular, third-person], dumbfoundering [participle, present], dumbfoundered [participle, past], dumbfoundered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} dumbfounder (third-person singular simple present dumbfounders, present participle dumbfoundering, simple past and past participle dumbfoundered)
  1. (transitive) To dumbfound. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dumbfounder-en-verb-R4GD0TIZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dumbfounder meaning in English (1.7kB)

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