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adjective
- 1. causing surprise; unexpected: "a surprising sequence of events"
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adjective. uk / səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ / us / sɚˈpraɪ.zɪŋ / Add to word list. B1. unexpected: He gave a quite surprising answer. It's hardly / scarcely /not surprising (that) you're putting on weight, considering how much you're eating. I have to say that it's surprising to find you agreeing with me for once. Synonym. amazing. Opposite. unsurprising.
The meaning of SURPRISING is of a nature that excites surprise. How to use surprising in a sentence.
Surprising definition: causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.. See examples of SURPRISING used in a sentence.
Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day. Synonyms: amazing, remarkable, incredible [informal], astonishing More Synonyms of surprising.
Definition of surprising adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. The act of surprising or the condition of being surprised: Imagine my surprise on seeing you here. 2. Something, such as an unexpected encounter, event, or gift, that surprises.
Surprising things are completely unexpected—they astonish or startle you. It would be surprising for most of us to get a phone call from the Queen of England. Unless you suspected your friend was planning something, the surprise party she throws for your birthday will be surprising.
not expected and making someone feel surprised: It's not surprising you're putting on weight, the amount you're eating! Fewer examples. His arrival set off a surprising chain of events. Her resignation was very surprising. It may, at first sight, seem a surprising choice. It's not surprising that she left him.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sur‧pris‧ing /səˈpraɪzɪŋ $ sər-/ S3 W3 adjective unusual or unexpected She told me a surprising thing.
Definitions of 'surprising' 1. Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. [...] 2. See also surprise. More. Synonyms of 'surprising' • amazing, remarkable, incredible (informal), astonishing [...] More. Collocations with the word 'surprising' not terribly surprising surprising aspect surprising lack of More.
