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[ uh -ston -i-shing ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈstɒn ɪ ʃɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
Origin of astonishing First recorded in 1520–30; astonish + -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM astonishing as·ton·ish·ing·ly, adverb as·ton·ish·ing·ness, noun Words nearby astonishing Aston, Aston dark space, stone's throw, a, astonied, astonish, astonishing , astonishment, Astor, Astoria, astound, astounding
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Example sentences from the Web for astonishing It’s astonishing we’re still at this point, given the progress we’ve made in every other area of physics.
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Her accomplishments are astonishing , and we probably don’t know about most of the products she worked on.
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That’s because the polar ice caps are melting at astonishing speed due to climate change, potentially opening up sea routes that used to be unnavigable for much of the year.
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To be clear, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streaming service has been an astonishing flop.
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Behind all this is the astonishing , baffling breadth of what sleep does for the body.
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After Rosemary offers me some tea, I sit down on the couch with Downey Sr. to discuss his astonishing life, and career.
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It was astonishing yesterday that he pinned the blame for the attacks on Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader.
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Along with contorting, she also performs an astonishing balancing act.
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Lepore has an astonishing story and tells it extremely well.
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The most astonishing came from Ron and Mavis Pirola, a middle-aged Australian couple who have been together for 57 years.
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Commerce, however, fixed Kinshassa as its base of operation, and its expansion has been astonishing for that part of the world.
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He was silent and sedate, and conducted himself with astonishing dignity.
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While he was rereading the astonishing news, the door of his office opened and Juve walked in.
A Royal Prisoner | Pierre Souvestre
The crowd had barely recovered from the effect of the astonishing revelation when the hearing was resumed.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room | Gaston Leroux
There was not one word in explanation of this astonishing announcement.
In Direst Peril | David Christie Murray
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British Dictionary definitions for astonishing adjective causing great surprise or amazement; astounding
Derived forms of astonishing astonishingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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