strike dumb примеры

• The bullfrog on which she was practising her Silencing Charm was struck dumb mid-croak and glared at her reproachfully.
  Лягушка, на которой она практиковала свое Оглушающее Заклинание, бесшумно кваканула и уставилась на нее укоризненно.
• As he was hanging up his robe, the doctor heard laughter in the courtyard. He looked out and was naturally struck dumb.
  Вешая халат на гвоздик, профессор услыхал во дворе хохот, выглянул, натурально, оторопел.
• Here he glanced at the door to Berlioz's study, which was close to the front hall, and at that point, he was, as they say, struck dumb.
  Тут он взглянул на дверь в кабинет Берлиоза, бывшую рядом с передней, и тут, как говорится, остолбенел.