The bridge received this in surprise, dull shock, or dread.

At one point a dull shock echoed through the tunnel, along with a muffled crash from behind him.

Her voice squeaked as she glanced up at him in dull shock.

Nevertheless the blackened grinning bodies gave him a dull shock.

Something enormously heavy fell on his head with the dull shock of an unexpected blow.

Beneath the coolness she felt a dull but strengthening shock.

She heard herself speak with a kind of dull shock, and followed it with a nervous laugh.

Heard, with a kind of dull shock, her own moan.

Another dull shock struck her at the mention of Ellie's name.

With a dull shock Damon recognized those immediately behind him.