to express astonishment

  • 1astonishment — n. 1) to express astonishment 2) astonishment at (he could not conceal his astonishment at seeing them together) 3) astonishment that + clause (they expressed astonishment that I won the election) 4) in astonishment (they gaped in astonishment)… …

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  • 2astonishment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ absolute, complete, utter ▪ mild (esp. BrE) ▪ an air of mild astonishment ▪ …

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  • 3express — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well. ▪ fully ▪ She expresses herself most fully in her paintings. ▪ forcefully …

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  • 4great guns — adverb : with unremitting vigor or energy reaching the age of 78 … and still going great guns New York Times also : eminently successfully an enterprise that began slowly but after a while began to go great guns often used interjectionally to… …

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  • 5what the fuck — 1. pronoun An intensive form of what. Syn: what in Gods name, what in tarnation, what in the world, what on Earth, what the heck, what the hell, what the hey, what the See Also: the fuck, how the fuck, when the fuck, where the fuck, who the fuck …

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  • 6come on — intransitive verb Date: 15th century 1. a. to advance by degrees < darkness came on > b. to begin by degrees < rain came on toward noon > 2. a. please used in cajoling or pleading b. used …

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  • 7truly — adverb Date: 13th century 1. a. indeed often used as an intensive < truly, she is fair > or interjectionally to express astonishment or doubt b. without feigning, falsity, or inaccuracy in truth or fact 2. in all sincerity ; sincerely often used&#8230; …

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  • 8zowie — interjection Etymology: imitative of the sound of a speeding vehicle Date: 1902 used to express astonishment or admiration especially in response to something sudden or speedy …

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  • 9whatever — I. pronoun Date: 14th century 1. a. anything or everything that < take whatever you want > b. no matter what < whatever he says, they won t believe him > c. whatnot < enjoys skiing, hiking, or whatever > …

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