thun·der·strike
| \ ˈthən-dər-ˌstrīk
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thunderstruck\ ˈthən-dər-ˌstrək
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thunderstruck
also thunderstricken\ ˈthən-dər-ˌstri-kən
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thunderstriking\ ˈthən-dər-ˌstrī-kiŋ
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transitive verb
1
: to strike dumb : astonish
was thunderstruck at the news
2
archaic
: to strike by or as if by lightning