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FLABBERGAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flabbergast mean? 

FLABBERGAST (verb)
  The verb FLABBERGAST has 1 sense:

1. overcome with amazementplay

  Familiarity information: FLABBERGAST used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLABBERGAST (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they flabbergast  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it flabbergasts  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: flabbergasted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: flabbergasted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: flabbergasting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Overcome with amazement

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

boggle; bowl over; flabbergast

Context example:

This boggles the mind!

Hypernyms (to "flabbergast" is one way to...):

surprise (cause to be surprised)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The bad news will flabbergast him
The good news will flabbergast her
The performance is likely to flabbergast Sue


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