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thunderstrike

verb
thun·​der·​strike | \ ˈthÉ™n-dÉ™r-ËŒstrÄ«k How to pronounce thunderstrike (audio) \
thunderstruck\ ˈthÉ™n-​dÉ™r-​ËŒstrÉ™k How to pronounce thunderstruck (audio) \; thunderstruck also thunderstricken\ ˈthÉ™n-​dÉ™r-​ËŒstri-​kÉ™n How to pronounce thunderstricken (audio) \; thunderstriking\ ˈthÉ™n-​dÉ™r-​ËŒstrÄ«-​kiÅ‹ How to pronounce thunderstriking (audio) \

Definition of thunderstrike

transitive verb

1 : to strike dumb : astonish was thunderstruck at the news
2 archaic : to strike by or as if by lightning

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Examples of thunderstrike in a Sentence

everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning

First Known Use of thunderstrike

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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