Surprising
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A situation in which somebody is surprised.
"But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of surprise form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Causing surprise.
"A surprising number of people attended the rally."
Adjective
- 1 causing surprise or wonder or amazement wordnet
Example
More examples"It is surprising that your wife should object."
Etymology
From surprise + -ing.