stunning (stuning)

[Verbal n. of stun1, r.] The act or condition expre ed by the verb stun; stupefaction. They [symptoms of pathological collapse] appear in succe ion, and run from a condition of stunning or partial torpor into a state of general insensibility. J. M. Car no chan , Operative Surgery, p. 98. stunning (stun'ing), p. a. [Ppr. of stun1, v.] Very striking; astonishing, especially by fine quality or appearance; of a most admirable or wonderful kind. [Colloq.] He heard another say that he would tell them of a stun ning workhouse for a good supper and breakfast. Ribton - Turner , Vagrants and Vagrancy, p. 294. What a stunning tap, Tom! You are a wunner for bottling the swipes. T. Hughes , Tom Brown at Rugby, ii. 3. stunningly (stun'ing-li), adv. In a stunning manner; so as to produce a stunning effect. [Chiefly colloq.] Gale,... visible by the to ing boughs, stunningly audible. The Century, XXVII. 36 stunsail (stun'sl), n. A nautical contraction of studdingsail .