Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: astonishing
IPA transcription: [əst'ɑnɪʃɪŋ]
Pronunciations of astonishing
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: amazing, astonishing
    Meaning: surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
Usage examples
  • The leap was an astonishing one.
  • 'Tis astonishing how little we see of him."
  • "Set her free," came the astonishing answer.
  • "This is an astonishing change in your life, is it not?
  • Nothing is so astonishing to us as another man's success.
  • It is an astonishing thing how few weapons there are nowadays.
  • But her astonishing collection of letters is the slightest product of her intellectual activity.
  • To perform this astonishing feat the Cockle makes use of its foot, which is worked by very strong muscles.
  • 'Comrades,' said he, 'you have had wonderful adventures; but I will tell you something still more astonishing that happened to myself.
  • The lights, as I have already intimated, display astonishing colors, particularly shades of red and green, as they flit from place to place in the sky.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Attack on Pearl Harbor, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth II, License CC BY-SA 4.0