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UK
/stˈʌnɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈstənɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈstənɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility
a stunning detonation with volumes of black smoke
laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow -
commanding attention
a stunning performance
an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten -
causing great astonishment and consternation
a stunning defeat
the strike came as a stunning protest against management -
strikingly beautiful or attractive
stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas
quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure
How To Use stunning In A Sentence
- I play the stunning orchestral suite quite often, at which time the film comes vividly alive again and again. Times, Sunday Times
- The door opens onto a stunning, high ceilinged, light-filled apartment, its 17-foot-tall Austrian windows framed by the aforementioned black cast-iron arches, its finishes bespeaking a level of sumptuousness uncommon in the more cookie-cutter condos of the moderately rich. Opulently Hidden, In Plain Sight
- We were constantly rewarded with stunning scenic views and the satisfaction of navigating challenging terrain with ease, but we didn't get very far, as the crow flies.
- The pilot process is a monstrous waste of time and money, stunningly inefficient an you say "amortize" kids? Re-Arranging the Deck Chairs
- That Constellation would not sign a power purchase agreement for its own reactor is a stunning admission that atomic energy cannot compete with natural gas or renewables. Harvey Wasserman: Nuke "Renaissance" Leaps off Calvert Cliffs
- The dress is a stunning creation in green, gold, and white.
- Here's the lawn today, with it's stunning criss-cross pattern.
- Originally, the term referred to the rededication of the purified Temple after the Maccabees' stunning military victory. The Meaning of Hanukkah
- There were some stunningly ignorant comments on the wero, asking why important visitors to New Zealand were greeted by "a Maori New Zealander jumping around half naked".
- The stunning "aerodynamic" shapes that come to dominate so many of these cars have little to do with making them work better. 'The Allure of the Automobile' at Atlanta's High Museum by Blake Gopnik