Synonyms:
arresting, sensational, stunning
Meaning: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
Usage examples
"Isn't it a stunning shame?" cried hot Tom Channing.
In falling his head struck the rocky surface of the cliff, stunning him.
They're stunning girls, I tell you--I'd like you to meet them, Mr. Montague."
But he was not destined to go far. With a cry John seized the branch of a tree, whipped the crutch out of his armpit, and sent that uncouth missile hurtling through the air. It struck poor Tom, point foremost, and with stunning violence, right between the shoulders in the middle of his back.
It was the middle of the afternoon when the last shot was fired, and the Southern army at its leisure resumed its march toward Corinth, protected on the flanks by its cavalry, and carrying with it the assurance that although not victorious over two armies it had been victorious over one, and had struck the most stunning blow yet known in American history.