Thunderstriking

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thunderstrike \Thun"der*strike`\, v. t. [imp. {Thunderstruck};
     p. p. {Thunderstruck}, {-strucken}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Thunderstriking}.]
     1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.]
        --Sir P. Sidney.
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     2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible;
        -- rarely used except in the past participle.
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              drove before him, thunderstruck.      --Milton.
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