speechlessness
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The stammering from the first date became full-blown speechlessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Naturally, I had my “Ratatouille” flash of recognition: a momentary stunning into speechlessness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Because Camille chooses silence when she can’t comprehend spoken dialogue, people interpret her speechlessness as lack of intellect, but that is far from the truth.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2021
It’s bound to have people talking after they’ve gotten over their speechlessness, that’s for sure.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2019
I’m not sure whether my speechlessness is coming from being dumbfounded or from me not having a mouth in the dream.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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