We were awed into silence when we heard the story.
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Awed
/ɔːd/
Synonyms for "awed" (71 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
intimidatedmesmerizedopen eyedopenmouthedoverwhelmedpallidparalyzedpetrifiedpopeyedpuzzledreverentscared stiffsolemnspellboundstaggeredstaringstunnedstupefiedsurprisedterrified
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11 entriesawe in scienceawe of natureawe of the crowdawe-inducing evidenceawed by natureawed crowdbe awed bydeeply awedfeel awed byprofoundly awedsense of awe
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Esperanto
1 entries- admiranta adj (having awe)
Polish
2 entries- oniemiały adj (having awe)
- pod wrażeniem adj (having awe)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The man awed the girl with his magic tricks.
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Awed by the vision and the voice divine / ('twas no mere dream; their very looks I knew, / I saw the fillets round their temples twine, / and clammy sweat did all my limbs bedew) / forthwith, upstarting, from the couch I flew, / and hands and voice together raised in prayer, / and wine unmixt upon the altars threw. / This done, to old Anchises I repair, / pleased with the rites fulfilled, and all the tale declare.
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This said, / I ceased, and Helenus with slaughtered kine / implores the god, and from his sacred head / unbinds the wreath, and leads me to the shrine, / awed by Apollo's power, and chants the doom divine:
Source: tatoeba (7074295)
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