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awe-struck

[ aw-struhk ]

/ ˈɔˌstrʌk /

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adjective

filled with awe.

Also awe·struck, awe-strick·en, awe·strick·en

[aw-strik-uh n] /ˈɔˌstrɪk ən/.

Origin of awe-struck

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby awe-struck

away-going crop, awayday, awb, awe, awe-inspiring, awe-struck, aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, aweless

Example sentences from the Web for awestruck

At first, family members are awestruck—amazed and thankful that their loved one is still with them.

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But when I finally stumbled on The Sopranos, I was awestruck.

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I had to go back and remember how awestruck I felt when I encountered it for the first time.

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He slipped up behind him and fastened the card to his coat amid the awestruck silence of those who saw him.

The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall |Spencer Davenport

The group in the judge's room was hushed in awestruck silence.

Satan Sanderson |Hallie Erminie Rives
At length Robert beckoned; and she flew at first, then slackened her pace, awestruck.

Hopes and Fears |Charlotte M. Yonge
"I never saw Mr. Evringham so upset in my life," she said in an awestruck tone.

Jewel |Clara Louise Burnham
Awestruck yowls from above indicated that Prue was in hot water.

In a Little Town |Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for awestruck

awestruck

awe-stricken

/ (ˈɔːˌstrʌk) /

adjective

overcome or filled with awe