be dumb

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

to be unable to speak

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Examples (20)

  • When he asks her the big question, she is dumb with joy and can only nod.
  • Don't be dumb - think before you act.
  • The defendant was dumb during the interrogation, refusing to utter a single word.
  • How can you be so dumb about technology?
  • She was dumb with shock after hearing the news of the accident.
  • I refuse to be dumb about this situation anymore.
  • We were all dumb with disbelief when he announced he was quitting.
  • Why would anyone be dumb enough to trust him?
  • He has been dumb with grief ever since his loss, barely speaking to anyone.
  • She pretended to be dumb to avoid answering questions.
  • The audience will be dumb with awe when they see the final reveal.
  • You'd have to be really dumb to fall for that scam.
  • I might be dumb with fear if I ever saw a ghost.
  • Don't be dumb - always read the fine print.
  • Being dumb with astonishment, the child simply pointed at the huge birthday cake.
  • He can't be that dumb - he's a college graduate.
  • It's not that he's angry; he is simply dumb with exhaustion and doesn't have the energy to talk.
  • It's better to ask questions than to be dumb about it.
  • After the explosion, the survivors were dumb for several minutes, unable to process what had just happened.
  • Nobody wants to be dumb in front of their colleagues.