- present participle of stupefy.
stupefying
Example Sentences
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Another block and a half lands you at Barriles, decorated in Colombian flags and giant inflatable soccer balls while salsa blares at stupefying volume from the speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
They could have tried to streamline the stupefying volume of documentation that many Social Security beneficiaries have to provide.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
Mom’s brain had been a thing of beauty: the flights of fancy she could follow to utterly uncharted places were both stupefying and inspiring.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
People caught up in the tragedy, including the cult leader Jim Jones’s son Stephan and the former congresswoman Jackie Speier, reflect on the stupefying chain of events.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
That bombardier’s name, he remembered suddenly with another stupefying shock, had also been Yossarian!
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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