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stunning

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1. stunning - Noun

2. stunning - Adjective

3. stunning - Verb

Derived from stun

5. stunning - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Stun

Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.

Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A stunning first impression was not the same thing as love at first sight. But surely it was an invitation to consider the matter. Lois McMaster Bujold

It is the tension between creativity and skepticism that has produced the stunning and unexpected findings of science. Carl Sagan

Truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning. Herman Melville

It was wonderful, a stunning happy ending to what began as just another tragic rock & roll story, as if Bob Dylan had been arrested in Miami for jacking off in a seedy little XXX theater while stroking the spine of a fat young boy. Hunter S. Thompson

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if they have the right passion, perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team. Steve Case

In a world where billions believe their deity conceived a mortal child with a virgin human, it's stunning how little imagination most people display. Chuck Palahniuk

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