Awed
/ɔːd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of awe form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Filled with awe.
- 2 Having or showing awe.
"Even now my heart faints before the recollection of it, as she stood and smiled at our awed faces, and I would give half my remaining time upon this earth to see her once like that again."
Adjective
- 1 inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence wordnet
- 2 having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread wordnet
Example
More examples"We were awed into silence when we heard the story."