stumm

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Meaning

  1. mute; dumb (unable to speak)
  2. silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a grade or temporary state
  3. non-verbal, not explicitly expressed; silent
  4. mute; silent (unpronounced)

Synonyms

außer Fassung

von den Socken

geplättet

voller Überraschung

wie vor den Kopf geschlagen

erstaunten Auges

da fällt jemandem nichts mehr zu ein

bleibt die Spucke weg

still und stumm

stumm wie ein Fisch

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtʊm/
Etymology

From Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm. Cognate with Dutch stom.

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