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awed  /ˈɔd/ ? Meaning of "awed"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
  2. (adj) having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread

Synonym(s)

awestricken, awestruck

Usage(s):

  1. The house, more than one awed witness noted, was immaculate, tidier even than before the victims had moved in.
  2. Its power awed the explorers, but now the great bear is running out of what it needs to live: big wilderness The Fight over Big Muddy's Flow The Missouri River today.
  3. Those wealthy few who could travel to Europe usually returned less awed by its citizens.

Quotes

  1. "No matter how many times I see it, I'm constantly amazed and awed by the human sprit and the spirit of compassion that characterizes our state," Daniels said.
    on Jun 6, 2008 By: Mitch Daniels Source: International Herald Tribune

  2. "We are awed by the grace he showed even to those who would have killed him. We are thankful for the sacrifice he gave for the sins of humanity. And we glory in the promise of redemption in the resurrection," Obama said in remarks before the...
    on Apr 6, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Associated Baptist Press

  3. "All of us have been inspired by Senator Obama's candidacy," Shaheen said in prepared remarks. "I stand here so proud of our party, so proud of our country, so awed by the journey our nation has taken to arrive at this moment. But our...
    on Aug 27, 2008 By: Jeanne Shaheen Source: Rocky Mountain News

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