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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.] {Astound}; p. pr & vb n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.] 1. To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. --Fairfax. 2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. These thoughts may startle well but not astound The virtuous mind. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astounding \As*tound"ing\, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as an astounding force, statement, or fact -- {As*tound"ing*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: astounding adj 1: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn: {dumbfounding}, {dumfounding}] 2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astonishing}, {staggering}, {stupefying}]
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