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surprising

//səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for surprising

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more surprising
Superlative
most surprising

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
surprisings

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.present participle and gerund of surprise

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Causing surprise.

    • A surprising number of people attended the rally.
    • With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A situation in which somebody is surprised.

    • But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3071

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

From surprise + -ing.

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