- at a loss for words
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having nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness
She was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.
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at a loss for words — phrase not knowing what to say, especially because you are very surprised or shocked He hesitated and briefly appeared at a loss for words. Thesaurus: feeling surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: loss * * * at a loss for words chiefly US :… … Useful english dictionary
at a loss for words — unable to think of a reply or something to say When he asked why I wanted the vase, I was at a loss for words … English idioms
at a loss for words — unable to think of something to say. If I was alone with her, I d feel at a loss for words. Usage notes: usually this happens because you are surprised … New idioms dictionary
at a loss for words — not knowing what to say, especially because you are very surprised or shocked He hesitated and briefly appeared at a loss for words … English dictionary
A Loss For Words — Infobox musical artist Name = A Loss For Words Img capt = Members = Matty Arsenault Mike Adams Nevada Smith Marc Dangora Jack McHugh Origin = Abington, Massachusetts, U.S. Genre = Post Hardcore / Pop Punk Years active = 1999 – Present Label =… … Wikipedia
lost for words — phrase to be so surprised, shocked etc that you do not know what to say Thesaurus: feeling surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: lost * * * lost for words chiefly Brit : unable to think of anything to say I was so surprised to see her that I… … Useful english dictionary
lost for words — adjective speechless because of surprise, or shock. When I saw the gift, I was lost for words. Syn: at a loss for words … Wiktionary
loss — W1S2 [lɔs US lo:s] n [: Old English; Origin: los destruction ] 1.) [U and C] the fact of no longer having something, or of having less of it than you used to have, or the process by which this happens loss of ▪ The court awarded Ms Dixon £7,000… … Dictionary of contemporary English
loss — [ lɔs ] noun *** ▸ 1 no longer having something ▸ 2 having less than before ▸ 3 failure to win race etc. ▸ 4 money lost ▸ 5 death of someone ▸ 6 sadness from death/loss ▸ 7 disadvantage from loss ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the state of not … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loss — n. 1) to inflict losses on (our forces inflicted heavy losses on the enemy) 2) (sports) to hand smb. a loss (they handed our team its first loss of the season) 3) to incur, suffer, sustain, take losses (to take heavy losses) 4) to make up, offset … Combinatory dictionary
