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astonishing
[ uh-ston-i-shing ]
astonishing
/ əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ /
adjective
- causing great surprise or amazement; astounding
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Derived Forms
- aˈstonishingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- as·tonish·ing·ly adverb
- as·tonish·ing·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of astonishing1
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Example Sentences
After Rosemary offers me some tea, I sit down on the couch with Downey Sr. to discuss his astonishing life, and career.
It was astonishing yesterday that he pinned the blame for the attacks on Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader.
Along with contorting, she also performs an astonishing balancing act.
Lepore has an astonishing story and tells it extremely well.
The most astonishing came from Ron and Mavis Pirola, a middle-aged Australian couple who have been together for 57 years.
Really, he had made astonishing speed for one who had tunnelled his way underp.
It is astonishing how much petting a big boy of ten can endure when he is quite sure that there is no one to laugh at him.
Bonaparte passed mount St. Bernard, among the Alps, after astonishing efforts.
Certainly some of the uses to which this mineral is now being put are sufficiently astonishing.
Considering that Maude did not profess to love her husband very much, it was astonishing how keenly she felt this.
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