strike (someone) dumb



strike (someone) dumb

To render someone speechless, as due to a great surprise or shock. My father's sudden resignation from the company struck each of us dumb.
See also: dumb, strike

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BirgerBIR-yer (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Cameron['kæmərən]
No'ah-Biblical Hebrew
Varnava-Russian, Old Church Slavic
ViljoVEEL-yoFinnish
CamronKAM-rənEnglish (Modern)