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adjective
- 1. causing surprise; unexpected: "a surprising sequence of events"
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adjective. uk / səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ / us / sɚˈpraɪ.zɪŋ / Add to word list. B1. unexpected: He gave a quite surprising answer. It's hardly / scarcely /not surprising (that) you're putting on weight, considering how much you're eating. I have to say that it's surprising to find you agreeing with me for once. Synonym. amazing. Opposite. unsurprising.
The meaning of SURPRISING is of a nature that excites surprise. How to use surprising in a sentence.
Surprising definition: causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.. See examples of SURPRISING used in a sentence.
Surprising things are completely unexpected—they astonish or startle you. It would be surprising for most of us to get a phone call from the Queen of England. Unless you suspected your friend was planning something, the surprise party she throws for your birthday will be surprising.
Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day. Synonyms: amazing, remarkable, incredible [informal], astonishing More Synonyms of surprising.
Definition of surprising adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated: Thinking I was at home, she was surprised to see me in the office. We were surprised that he could recover so quickly. 2. a. To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares: She surprised him as he was reading her diary. b.
not expected and making someone feel surprised: It's not surprising you're putting on weight, the amount you're eating! Fewer examples. His arrival set off a surprising chain of events. Her resignation was very surprising. It may, at first sight, seem a surprising choice. It's not surprising that she left him.
Surprise definition: to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness. See examples of SURPRISE used in a sentence.
Surprising Definition. sərprīziŋ, səprīziŋ. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Verb. Noun. Filter. adjective. Causing surprise; amazing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Antonyms: unsurprising. verb. Present participle of surprise. Wiktionary. Synonyms: taking. hitting. catching. bushwhacking. waylaying. ambushing
