What is the meaning of astounding?

verb

  • Affect with wonder.
    • usage: "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me"

adjective

  • Bewildering or striking dumb with wonder.
  • So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm.
    • usage: "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"
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