stumm
Meaning
- mute; dumb (unable to speak)
- silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a grade or temporary state
- non-verbal, not explicitly expressed; silent
- mute; silent (unpronounced)
Concepts
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
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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