astonish

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form astonish

Third-person singular astonishes

Past tense astonished

Past participle astonished

Present participle astonishing

1. To astonish is to surprise; to excite.

   I wanted to astonish my mom, so I cleaned my room.

Synonyms

• astound
• flabbergast