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# stun

verb (stun, stuns, stunned, stunning)

«stun» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To hit or shock a person or animal so they are dizzy or knocked out for a short time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#m1)
2. To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot think or speak for a moment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#m2)
3. Stunning (adjective) means extremely beautiful or impressive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and news, people are stunned by surprising events. In science, some fish and eels stun prey with electricity. In everyday talk, a stunning view or a stunning goal is amazing. Phrases: stunned silence, stun gun, absolutely stunning.

### Examples

- The bird hit the window and was stunned for a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#x1)
- Electric eels can stun fish with a shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#x2)
- We were stunned when our team won the cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#x3)
- There was a stunned silence after the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#x4)
- The view from the mountain was stunning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#x5)
- The news of the fire stunned the whole town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/#x6)

### Note

Double the n: stunned, stunning. Stun guns are weapons and are illegal for ordinary people in many places.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stun» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stun/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stun» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stun.html) on Mova free.