striking

Pluralstrikings

1. 1
   adjective

   So unusual, impressive, or beautiful that people notice it right away.

   Like one bright color in a room full of gray: it grabs your eyes at once.

   She wore a striking red dress to the party.

   The snowy mountains made a striking view at sunset.

   Similararresting

   Oppositeunremarkable, ordinary, plain, inconspicuous

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2. 2
   adjective

   Refusing to work as a protest, usually to win better pay or conditions.

   Like players who sit out the game until the team agrees to fair rules.

   The striking workers gathered outside the factory gates.

   Striking bus drivers stopped service across the whole city.

   Oppositeworking

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of strike. Use this form for the hitting action as it is happening.

   The clock was striking twelve as we walked through the door.

   He kept striking the drum in time with the song.

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of hitting something, or of being hit by something.

   Like the moment a hammer meets a nail.

   The striking of the match lit up the dark room.

   We heard the loud striking of the bell at noon.

   Similarhitting, beating, tapping, stroke, beat

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