English Online Dictionary. What means surprising? What does surprising mean?
English
Etymology
From surprise + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
- (General American, r-dissimilation) IPA(key): /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: sur‧pris‧ing
- Rhymes: -aɪzɪŋ
Verb
surprising
- present participle and gerund of surprise
Adjective
surprising (comparative more surprising, superlative most surprising)
- Causing surprise.
Synonyms
- astonishing, unexpected
Derived terms
- surprisingly
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Translations
Noun
surprising (plural surprisings)
- A situation in which somebody is surprised.