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shocking.

Inspiring shock; startling.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/General-American
  1. Inspiring shock; startling.

  2. Unusually obscene or lewd.

  3. Extremely bad.

    colloquial
    What a shocking calamity!
Where this word comes from

From shock + -ing.

noun/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/General-American
  1. The application of an electric shock.

Where this word comes from

From shock + -ing.

verb/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of shock

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From shock + -ing.

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