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# stunned

«stunned» in Mova's school dictionary: **very surprised or shocked, so that you can hardly speak…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (stunned); past form of the verb «stun» (stun, stuns, stunned, stunning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Stunned means very surprised or shocked, so that you can hardly speak or move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#m1)

2) Stunned means made unconscious or dizzy for a short time by a hit on the head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «stunned» shows a strong reaction to big news: «a stunned silence». In nature, a bird that flies into a window may be stunned for a while. In sport and news «a stunning goal» or «the crowd was stunned» means amazed. Phrases: «stunned silence», «stunned into silence», «stunned by the news».

### examples

- We were stunned when we won first prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x1)
- There was a stunned silence in the room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x2)
- The bird was stunned after hitting the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x3)
- She was stunned by the news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x4)
- The fans were stunned by the late goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x5)
- He stood stunned, unable to speak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x6)
- The boxer was stunned by the punch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x7)
- Wali Dâd stood stunned and helpless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/#x8)

### note

Spelling: double n (stun → stunned, stunning). «Stunning» also means very beautiful: «a stunning view». A stunned bird should be left somewhere quiet and safe; tell an adult.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stunned» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stunned/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.