Speechless (Adjective)
Meaning
Temporarily incapable of speaking; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The entire audience was left speechless by the abrupt ending to the play.
- After witnessing the accident, Emily was speechless for several minutes, unable to process what had just happened.
- He was speechless when his girlfriend proposed to him during the sunset on the beach.
- The news of her father's illness left her speechless, staring blankly at the wall in shock.
- When I accidentally superglued my shoes to the floor, I was speechless and unable to utter a word of explanation.