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UK
/ɐstˈɒnɪʃɪŋ/
]
[ US /əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/ ]
[ US /əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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surprising greatly
she does an amazing amount of work
the dog was capable of astonishing tricks -
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
suffered a staggering defeat
an astounding achievement
the amount of money required was staggering
such an enormous response was astonishing
the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
How To Use astonishing In A Sentence
- What you do get, however, is a sequence of eleven pieces of music of astonishing variety.
- Over the years the area has struggled economically but what is happening there at the moment is quite astonishing. The Sun
- Since draughtsmanship was the foundation of all his art, engravings, etchings, lithographs, linocuts, and drawings poured from him in astonishing quantity and quality.
- Even in 1935 they were being sent an ‘astonishing amount of illiterate and unintelligent writing’, but practised readers spent little time on it.
- As it happens, the setback turned out to be the only hiccup in the 14 race series, and Andy made an astonishing recovery to claim 11 victories in his last 12 race meetings.
- This medal is a fitting recognition of an astonishing research career spanning more than 40 years. Times, Sunday Times
- She had astonishing green eyes that had a slight tinge of blue.
- The subtlety of the fragmentary relics of ancient hominid fossil evidence was astonishing.
- For all its moments of typical silent-movie hamminess, it remains astonishingly modern. Times, Sunday Times
- The scorn and mockery heaped on this particular law firm was astonishing. Times, Sunday Times
