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PRONUNCIATION OF AWE-STRICKEN

awe-stricken  [ˈɔːˌstrɪkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AWE-STRICKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Awe-Stricken is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AWE-STRICKEN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
Armorican
ɑːˈmɒrɪkən
Asian-American
ˈeɪʒənəˈmerɪkən
awestricken
ˈɔːˌstrɪkən
bricken
ˈbrɪkən
horror-stricken
ˈhɒrəˌstrɪkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Latino-American
læˈtiːnəʊəˌmerɪkən
love-stricken
ˈlʌvstrɪkən
lovestricken
ˈlʌvstrɪkən
Meso-American
ˌmiːzəʊəˈmɛrɪkən
Mesoamerican
ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
moonstricken
ˈmuːnˌstrɪkən
plague-stricken
ˈpleɪɡˌstrɪkən
planet-stricken
ˈplænɪtˌstrɪkən
stricken
ˈstrɪkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
thunderstricken
ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AWE-STRICKEN

awayday
awayness
AWD
awdl
awe
awe-inspiring
aweather
awed
awee
aweel
aweigh
aweless
awelessness
awesome
awesomely
awesomeness
awestricken
awestrike
awestruck
aweto

WORDS THAT END LIKE AWE-STRICKEN

chicken
conscience-stricken
coronation chicken
Digby chicken
drucken
free-range chicken
grief-stricken
like a headless chicken
mobile phone chicken
Mother Carey´s chicken
no chicken
panic-stricken
poverty-stricken
prairie chicken
quicken
requicken
she is no spring chicken
sicken
spring chicken
terror-stricken
thicken

Synonyms and antonyms of awe-stricken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AWE-STRICKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «awe-stricken» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of awe-stricken

Translation of «awe-stricken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AWE-STRICKEN

Find out the translation of awe-stricken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of awe-stricken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «awe-stricken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敬畏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impresionante afectada
570 millions of speakers

English

awe-stricken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भय से त्रस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرعب المنكوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благоговение пораженный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

awe- ferido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চকিত অভিভূত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrifié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terkejut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

von Ehrfurcht ergriffen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

畏敬の念被災
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경외감을 질린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaget banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầy bị ảnh hưởng mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரமிப்பு வாடுகின்றவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयावह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

huşu kapılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

awe colpite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotkniętych awe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

благоговіння уражений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- venerație lovite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δέος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsag - geteisterde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

awe -drabbade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ærefrykt -rammet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of awe-stricken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AWE-STRICKEN»

The term «awe-stricken» is normally little used and occupies the 146.169 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AWE-STRICKEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about awe-stricken

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AWE-STRICKEN»

Discover the use of awe-stricken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to awe-stricken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
... faint-hearted, tremulous, shaky, afraid of one's shadow, apprehensive, restless, fidgety; more frightened than hurt. aghast; awe-stricken, horror-stricken, terror- stricken, panicstricken, awestruck, awe-stricken, horror-struck; frightened to death , ...
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
I had to go out a dozen times a day and show myself to these reverent and awe- stricken multitudes. It came to be a great burden, as to time and trouble, but of course it was at the same time compensatingly agreeable to be so celebrated and ...
Mark Twain, 1889
3
Letters of Wallace Stevens
To laugh at a Roman awe-stricken in a sacred grove is to laugh at something to- day. I wish that groves still were sacred — or, at least, that something was: that there was still something free from doubt, that day unto day still uttered speech, and ...
Wallace Stevens, Holly Stevens, 1966
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Blasted Literature: Victorian Political Fiction and the ...
'awe-stricken. crowds'. of. onlookersQ. Aimed. at. wrecking. the. intelligence work of the Special Branch, this coordination of explosions and propaganda underlined the Fenians' awareness of the value of the modern media, and suggests that ...
Deaglan O Donghaile, 2011
5
The Canzoniere: (rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta)
When the poet first met Laura in the Church of St. Clare in 1327, he tells us that he was immediately awe-stricken by her beauty: and, as he indicates in sonnet XX, precisely because of the awe-stricken longing he felt in her presence, he could ...
Francesco Petrarca, Frederic J. Jones, 2001
6
Somebody's luggage: Mrs. Lirriper's lodgings ; Mrs. ...
Shaking all the time she uttered these awe-stricken words , as if she were in an ague-fit. "Bring the countess back to me. Let her face the dead woman standing there, I will not do it. They wanted her to sleep — and so did the countess, that she ...
Charles Dickens, 1867
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Concise English Dictionary
a-weather azymous awe: filled with awe" very bad, tiresomely great, etc. (coll.). — adv. very (coll.). — adv. aw'fully in an awe- inspiring or awe-stricken manner: with awe, very (coll.). — n. aw'fulness. — awe-inspiring; awe-stricken, -struck struck ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
8
Crowley Castle
Shaking all the time she uttered these awe-stricken words, as if she were inan ague-fit. 'Bring the countessback tome. Let herface thedead woman standing there, Iwillnotdoit. Theywanted her to sleep — and so did the countess, that she might ...
Elizabeth Gaskell, 2014
9
Novels
Each a ghost, and awe-stricken at the other ghost! They were awe-stricken likewise at themselves; because the crisis flung back to them their consciousness , and revealed to each heart its history and experience, as life never does, except at ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1983
10
Boys' Life
Send your Order to: BOYS' LIFE, 200 Fifth Ave., New York ing the mystified and awe-stricken faces of a sorry bunch of Boy Scouts. It was as though the whole room were suddenly frozen stiff. Mr. Stanley, gasping, knew it was up to him, and he ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AWE-STRICKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term awe-stricken is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kids get rare, up-close view at Greenbrier Classic
“He's real big,” said an awe-stricken Ball. It's those kinds of experiences, Burdette said, that make the partnership worth it. He said it doesn't ... «Charleston Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Concord woman's short film captures theft, recovery of museum …
Wolsky, now nearing 92, still looks awe-stricken in the film, as she says of her find, “I always thought I was a nobody, but for 15 minutes I was ... «Wicked Local Concord, Jul 15»
3
Brothers mow 75-year-old woman's lawn to help keep her from …
“For them to be that young and to want to help somebody is just absolutely wonderful,” said an awe-stricken Settle. More from Yahoo Canada ... «Yahoo News Canada, Jun 15»
4
Napoleons Final Prison, the Worlds First Gitmo, Is About to Change …
The British sailors are not posed as truculent captors but as awe-stricken inferiors, as though Napoleon is rendered untouchable by his sheer ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
5
Ed Sheeran Creates Guitar Magic, Covers 50 Cent at Queens Show
The fans seemed awe-stricken by how skillfully he approximated the vibe of a full band; sometimes, their own singing provided the songs' ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»
6
Britains Barack Obama Is Out of the Race to Be Prime Minister
The British sailors are not posed as truculent captors but as awe-stricken inferiors, as though Napoleon is rendered untouchable by his sheer ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
7
Love of LEGO leads to career
"I'm awe-stricken," said McCafferty of the display. "I've seen some of these scenes in magazines but never in real life. It takes real skill to do this. «The Newark Advocate, May 15»
8
Jennifer Lopez's Booty-Baring Versace Met Ball Gown Marks A …
Indeed, the carpet was abuzz with awe-stricken commentary the second Lopez's famed derriere made its way towards the gala. And if you thought Joan ... «Bustle, May 15»
9
Calbuco volcano eruption: Eerie photo shows giant human-shaped …
The volcano sent a thick plume of smoke and ash over 12 miles into the sky as awe-stricken locals watched on. CEN The figure that looks like a ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
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“I know I am in danger”: Lincoln was warned against mingling with …
New York diarist George Templeton Strong wrote after learning of Lincoln's death, “There is a profound, awe-stricken feeling that we are, as it ... «Salon, Apr 15»

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