transitive verb. : to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound We were flabbergasted by the news that he had won the lottery.

1. He is flabbergast when he hears that his friend has been accused of murder.
2. He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.
3. She was too flabbergasted to speak.
4. He was flabbergasted when he heard that his friend had been accused of murder.

Synonyms. surprised stupefied dumbstricken dumbfounded dumfounded thunderstruck dumbstruck.

Origin and usage Early uses were mainly of the verb ‘to flabbergast’ but these days it is generally used adjectivally. The origin of flabbergasted is uncertain; it may come from a dialect word used in Suffolk or Perthshire, or it may have been created from the words ‘flabby’ and ‘aghast’.

New Word Suggestion. To put together in order. To bring something out of a state of confusion or disarray.

Use the adjective flabbergasted to describe someone who’s astounded or surprised for any reason, good or bad. You could be flabbergasted at how astonishingly expensive a parking ticket is, or at how incredibly delicious pineapple pizza is.

1 : soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot. 2 : a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position : predicament.

transitive verb. 1 : to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe, hoodwink I got bamboozled by the salesperson to buy a more expensive model. 2 : to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely a quarterback bamboozled by an unexpected defense.

to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment. to astonish; astound; amaze: Her wit stunned the audience. to shock; overwhelm: The world was stunned by the attempted assassination.

What is another word for stunned?

“Stunned” can be found in positive or negative situations. The sentence you gave is fine as it is. It is used a lot in sports when one team is about to win the game and the other team wins instead. Many people say, “We were stunned that they came back and won the game!”

Stunned means to cause someone to feel great shock, or to overwhelm or make someone motionless by using some type of force. When you tasered someone and made him motionless, this is an example of when you stunned him.

adjective. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock. “stood in stunned silence” “stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses” synonyms: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded surprised.

: feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness reluctant to get involved also : having or assuming a specified role unwillingly a reluctant hero.

intransitive verb. : to take place afterward or as a result.

intransitive verb. 1a : to gather in a close-packed group They huddled around the campfire. b : to curl up : crouch Students huddled over their desks. 2a : to hold a consultation huddled to discuss the proposal.

transitive verb. 1 : to seize with or as if with a grapple (see grapple entry 1 sense 2) 2 : to grasp with the hands : wrestle.

A throwing grapple (or “grappling hook”) is a multi-pronged hook that is tied to a rope and thrown to catch a grip, as on a parapet or branch of a tree. It may also be used in a boat to “drag” the bottom of a waterway to hook debris or to find missing objects.

Guapo/guapa is a word with some regional variations. Most commonly, it describes an attractive person, especially male, and isn’t really used for beautiful objects or places. As well as meaning “attractive” when describing a person, more generally it can mean something like “cool” or “awesome”.

In Latin-American Spanish slang, a papi chulo is an attractive man. While the term originally names a pimp, it has broadened to refer to a ladies’ man.

Saying “Beautiful Woman” in Spanish. Say “hermosa mujer.” This means “beautiful woman” in Spanish. To say “beautiful girl,” you would say “niña hermosa.”

Guapa can be used for females and it isn’t considered weird or uncommon, but bonita for females is preferred over guapa, just as guapo is preferred over bonito for males. Guapa(o) can be used for someone that you wouldn’t really treat formally even if you don’t know the person.

Word-by-word. Cuban. cubano. female. la mujer.

La mujer/muchacha/chica/etc. mexicana for mexican woman.

moll Add to list Share. A woman who’s the companion or conspirator to a gangster can be called a moll. One of the most famous molls was Bonnie Parker, of the criminal duo Bonnie and Clyde.

Mexicans outside the capital use the term chilango to describe a Mexico City native who generally is rude, greedy, impetuous and unscrupulous, something akin to the way some in the United States may view, say, native New Yorkers.

II. Spanish Nicknames for Female Lover