What does dumfounding mean?

dumfounding means "bewildering or striking dumb with wonder".

How many syllables are in dumfounding?

dumfounding has 3 syllables: dum-foun-ding. The stress falls on "dum".

What is another word for dumfounding?

Close synonyms include astounding, dumbfounding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dumfounding a common word?

dumfounding is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

dumfounding — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
Synonymsastounding dumbfounding
Similarincredible

Questions about dumfounding

What does dumfounding mean?: dumfounding means "bewildering or striking dumb with wonder".
How many syllables are in dumfounding?: dumfounding has 3 syllables: dum-foun-ding. The stress falls on "dum".
What is another word for dumfounding?: Close synonyms include astounding, dumbfounding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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