speechless
IPA: spˈitʃɫʌs
adjective
- Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.
- (archaic) Synonym of unspeakable.
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Examples of "speechless" in Sentences
- Hegan shook his head in speechless sadness and continued to stare.
- And speechless is not the right word either, because he ends up saying one word.
- I look at her in speechless conspiratorial despair and .. her lips form the silent word “Help!”.
- They clung to each other in speechless satisfaction as Uncle Henry guided the surrey up to the marble stepping-stone.
- I have found the easiest way to render a moonbat speechless is to ask them to back up their rant of the moment with facts.
- But Dick hushed him with a warning glance directed toward Oh Dear who still held the bronze spurs in speechless helplessness.
- The suddenness and the vastness of it took away the breath of the old chief, Kow-Whi, and he could only gaze in speechless wonder.
- The stone walls and wooden elements of the house are impressive design elements, but what can really leave one speechless is the natural environment.
- If your reading group has decided to treat itself to a Mooreland sojourn, you'll discover that there's plenty to say about the town's most imaginative little girl (even if she did remain speechless until age three).
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