surprising

A2 Topic:Time
US /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ UK /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #4815

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Causing surprise; unexpected.

    A surprising number of people came to the meeting.

  2. 2
    verb

    Present participle of surprise.

    She kept surprising us with her talent.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · causing surprise; unexpected. astonishingunexpectedshocking
Opposites

Etymology

From surprise + -ing.

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