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surprising.

Causing surprise.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/General-American/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
  1. Causing surprise.

    A surprising number of people attended the rally.
Where this word comes from

From surprise + -ing.

noun/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/General-American/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
  1. A situation in which somebody is surprised.

Where this word comes from

From surprise + -ing.

verb/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/General-American/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of surprise

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

From surprise + -ing.

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