| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: dumfounding, dumfounded, dumfounds, dumfounder, dumfounders, dumfoundingly and dumfoundedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DUMFOUND" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Dumfound \Dum"found`\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Dumfounded; present participle verb or noun Dumfounding.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DUMFOUND
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To strike dumb; to confuse.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To confuse and bewilder. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
