Pronunciations
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/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
Adjective
That astounds or astound.
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astounding success an astounding spectacle
[Y]ou ſhall heare the Scythian Tamburlaine: / Threatning the world with high aſtounding tearms / And ſcourging kingdomes with his conquering ſword.
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Wasted in darkness down the pitchy wave, / We saw the Stygian pool her borders lave, / Fed by th’ astounding cataract on high.
Signor Jupe […] was also to exhibit "his astounding feat of throwing seventy-five hundred-weight in rapid succession backhanded over his head, thus forming a fountain of solid iron in mid-air, a feat never before attempted in this or any other country[…]."
This is going to be the most astounding thing you’ve ever heard of, sir, and I say that knowing that a man of your caliber in your profession must have known some astounding things in his time.
Adjective
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
- Synonyms
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
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such an enormous response was astonishing
an astounding achievement
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the amount of money required was staggering
suffered a staggering defeat
the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying