surprise

Other users have misspelling surprise as:

1. surpise 16.21%
2. suprise 14.79%
3. supprise 4.93%
4. surpsie 4.93%
5. surpris 4.71%
6. sorpresa 2.85%
7. surprize 2.41%
8. surpresa 2.19%
9. surprice 2.08%
10. Other 44.9%

Definitions of surprise

verb

1. cause to be surprised
2. attack by storm; attack suddenly
3. come upon or take unawares

noun

1. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
2. the act of surprising someone
3. a sudden unexpected event

Examples of surprise

1. She jumped back with a little yelp of surprise.
2. Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
3. Then the pleasant little surprises of all kinds that we imagined; and the pleasant looks that greet us when we condescend to accept them; the patience that can translate our most unwarrantable "crossness", because there has been some trifling difficulty in obtaining the half of a star or the corner of a moon which it had pleased us to require, into "such a good sign of being really better"; and then our appetite (which the gods know is at that season singularly keen), how is it not tempted with unutterable dainties and friande morsels, all sorts of amateur cookery in our behalf, where Love himself has not disdained to turn the spit, and look into the stewpan! and all served up so gracefully on the small tray, covered with its delicate white damask cloth, arraying with more than mortal charms the moulds of crystal jelly and pure-looking blanc mange!

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