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Meaning of 'striking' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Striking
- a. & n. from Strike, v.
2 . Striking [ a.]
- Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.
3 . Striking [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Strike

Meaning of 'striking' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . striking [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of contacting one thing with another
Example in sentence:
  • after three misses she finally got a hit;
  • repeated hitting raised a large bruise
Meaning (2):
- the physical coming together of two or more things
Example in sentence:
  • contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
3 . striking [ s]
Meaning (3):
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
Example in sentence:
  • a dramatic pause;
  • a dramatic sunset;
  • a spectacular display of northern lights;
  • his striking good looks always created a sensation;
  • it was a spectacular play
Meaning (4):
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Example in sentence:
  • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book;
  • a spectacular rise in prices;
  • a striking resemblance between parent and child;
  • a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center;
  • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom;
  • salient traits

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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