Definition & Meaning of "surprising"in English

surprising

causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

shocking

startling

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most surprising

Comparative

more surprising

gradable

Examples

His sudden decision to quit his job was quite surprising.

Lexical Tree

surprisingly

surprisingness

unsurprising

surprising

surprise

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