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Webster 1913 Edition
Surprising
Sur-pris′ing
,Adj.
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment;
– as,
surprising
bravery; a surprising
escape from danger. Sur-pris′ing-ly
, adv.
Sur-pris′ing-ness
, Noun.
Syn. – Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing; striking.
Webster 1828 Edition
Surprising
SURPRI'SING
,ppr.
1.
a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as surprising bravery; surprising patience; a surprising escape from danger.Definition 2024
surprising
surprising
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Verb
surprising
- present participle of surprise
Adjective
surprising (comparative more surprising, superlative most surprising)
- That is or are a surprise.
- 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1-2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:
- With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.
- 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
- Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
- A surprising number of people attended the rally.
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that is or are a surprise
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Noun
surprising (plural surprisings)
- A situation in which somebody is surprised.
- 1983, David Dowling, Novelists on Novelists (page xii)
- But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths.
- 1983, David Dowling, Novelists on Novelists (page xii)