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verb

Astone, Aston v. t. (past & past part. astoned, astond, or astound) To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. (Obs.)

Astound v. t. (past & past part. astounded, obs. astound; pres. part. astounding)

To stun; to stupefy. "No puissant stroke his senses once astound."

To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. "These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind."

adjective

Astound adj. Stunned; astounded; astonished. (Archaic) "Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound. As sudden ruin yawned around."

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"Astound" Quotes from Famous Books

... "You astound me," I said; "the thing is utterly incomprehensible." I switched off the light of the lamp. "I'll see if there's any sign of him in the ...

— Tales of Chinatown • Sax Rohmer

... idea is but of the meaner sort. Hence I conclude that the productions of those great and rich souls of former times are very much beyond the utmost stretch of my imagination or my wish; their writings do not only satisfy and fill me, but they astound me, and ravish me with admiration; I judge of their beauty; I see it, if not to the utmost, yet so far at least as 'tis possible for me to aspire. Whatever I undertake, I owe a sacrifice to the Graces, as Plutarch says of some one, ...

— The Essays of Montaigne, Complete • Michel de Montaigne

... of Cheops, as a work of human labor, astound by their greatness. This pyramid is a pointed stone mountain; its original height was thirty five stories, or four hundred and eighty-one feet, standing on a square foundation each side of which was seven hundred and fifty-five feet. It ...

— The Pharaoh and the Priest - An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt • Boleslaw Prus

... astound you to know that every dollar of United States money paid to any servant of the Government who is a Mormon is tithed for the benefit of this monarch. Out of every $1,000 thus paid he gets $100 to swell his grandeur. ...

— Conditions in Utah - Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in the Senate of the United States • Thomas Kearns

... A coffer of great richness In a pillar's heart they found, Within it lay new banners, With figures to astound. ...

— Notre-Dame de Paris - The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Victor Hugo

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