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surprising

UK
/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
US
/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/

Translations

surprisinggerund / present participle
Refined to the more precise part of speech for a present participial adjective.
The surprising results of the experiment left the scientists eager to investigate further.
Les résultats surprenants de l'expérience ont laissé les scientifiques impatients d'approfondir leurs recherches.
Synonyms
unforeseen
incredible
extraordinary
remarkable
shocking
startling
unexpected
astonishing
Antonyms
expected
unsurprising
surprisingnoun
surprisings
pl
UK
/səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/sərˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/
Gerundial noun meaning ‘an act of surprising’; rare but attested.
surpriseEmploi rare ou littéraire pour désigner le fait de surprendre soudainement.
The army's surprising of the fortress at dawn caught the defenders off guard.
La surprise de la forteresse à l'aube a pris les défenseurs au dépourvu.
surpriseverb

surprising

Gerund

surprised
Past Simple
surprised
Past Participle
surprising
Gerund
UK
/səˈpraɪz/
US
/sərˈpraɪz/
The magician surprised the audience with his incredible tricks.
Le magicien a surpris le public avec ses tours incroyables.
Synonyms
astound
flabbergast
stun
dismay
bewilder
astonish
shock
startle

Definitions

surprisinggerund / present participle
Causing astonishment or wonder; unexpected.
The surprising results of the experiment left the scientists eager to investigate further.
surprisingnoun
The act of coming upon someone or something suddenly and unexpectedly; a surprise attack or occurrence.
The army's surprising of the fortress at dawn caught the defenders off guard.
surpriseverb
To cause someone to feel sudden wonder or amazement.
The magician surprised the audience with his incredible tricks.
To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly.
She surprised a deer in the garden early in the morning.
To attack or capture suddenly and without warning.
The troops surprised the enemy camp at dawn.
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