Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without speaking; so as to be incapable of utterance: as, speechlessly amazed.
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- adverb In a
speechless manner; without speaking.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without speaking
Etymologies
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Examples
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Consul Lingford gulped and sawed the air speechlessly with his arms.
Bunches of Knuckles 2010
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He stared at me speechlessly for a moment, and then, out of sheer impotency, turned to go.
Chapter 14 2010
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I watched speechlessly as Mr. Torres started to soak the cake with rum.
Seeking Layers of Heaven Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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I watched speechlessly as Mr. Torres started to soak the cake with rum.
Seeking Layers of Heaven Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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His face looked old and gray, and he looked about him speechlessly.
CHAPTER 28 2010
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Before the show I stood outside the school speechlessly watching the entire senior class exit a school bus having just returned from church.
Greg Fitzsimmons: Disciplinary Reports Can Lead to Emmys, Book Deals and a Job From Howard Stern Greg Fitzsimmons 2010
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Before the show I stood outside the school speechlessly watching the entire senior class exit a school bus having just returned from church.
Greg Fitzsimmons: Disciplinary Reports Can Lead to Emmys, Book Deals and a Job From Howard Stern Greg Fitzsimmons 2010
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Before the show I stood outside the school speechlessly watching the entire senior class exit a school bus having just returned from church.
Greg Fitzsimmons: Disciplinary Reports Can Lead to Emmys, Book Deals and a Job From Howard Stern Greg Fitzsimmons 2010
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She watched him speechlessly as he set a cooler bag between his boots, like he was settling down to a picnic or something.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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Before the show I stood outside the school speechlessly watching the entire senior class exit a school bus having just returned from church.
Greg Fitzsimmons: Disciplinary Reports Can Lead to Emmys, Book Deals and a Job From Howard Stern Greg Fitzsimmons 2010
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