astonishing
Sayuh-STON-i-shing/əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/UK/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/
- 1So surprising that it is hard to believe.
The magician's last trick was astonishing, and nobody could explain it.
She finished the race in an astonishing time for someone her age.
Similaramazing, astounding, remarkable, staggering, stunning
Oppositeunremarkable, ordinary, unsurprising, predictable
- 2Present participle and gerund of astonish. Use this form for an action happening now, or to talk about the act itself.
The young chess player keeps astonishing everyone with her bold moves.
He was astonishing the crowd with one card trick after another.
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astonishing is a form of astonish
astonish, verb: To surprise someone very much. Full entry
- Forms
- astonishastonishes he/she/itastonishing -ing formastonished past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- astonish → astonishing: add -ing
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