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[ US /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪfɹˈɛʃɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. pleasantly new or different
    common sense of a most refreshing sort
  2. imparting vitality and energy
    the bracing mountain air

How To Use refreshing In A Sentence

  • It's refreshing to meet someone who is so dedicated to their work.
  • I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl.
  • A whoosh of freshly ground mocha coffee hits the nose and then, once the wine hits your mouth, it's joined by black fruits, liquorice, spice and a spray of refreshing acidity.
  • We are so inured to the news, it's refreshing to have the conflict described by somebody who was there.
  • While no one disputes Ahola's ability to lift 900 pounds, some have found his performance refreshingly unpracticed, others off-puttingly amateurish.
  • ‘There were seven misquotes, 32 errors of fact,’ he says, overlooking his own book's refreshingly loose association with accepted English grammar and punctuation.
  • The sweeping tall palm trees fringing the edge of the beach, seemingly bowed toward the sea, as if trying to dip their frowns over the white sands to reach the ocean for a refreshing drink of its cool water. "Best" Beach
  • It was a very refreshing drink. Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There
  • While doing my best to be a good guest and finish the refreshing coconut milk, Alvin handed me what proved to be the tastiest guava I've ever consumed. Joseph Satto: Slow Food, Caribbean Style
  • There's also a cloying crème brûlée made with semolina, and a refreshingly chalky caramel parfait on a bed of thinly sliced stewed pears.
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