What does surprising mean?
Definitions for surprising
sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə-sur·pris·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word surprising.
Princeton's WordNet
surprisingadjective
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
"the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"
Wiktionary
surprisingnoun
The action of the verb to surprise.
surprisingadjective
That is or are a surprise.
A surprising number of people attended the rally.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Surprisingparticipial adj.
Wonderful; raising sudden wonder or concern.
Etymology: from surprise.
The greatest actions of a celebrated person, however surprising and extraordinary, are no more than what are expected from him. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
ChatGPT
surprising
Surprising refers to something unexpected, unusual, or startling that caught someone off guard. It can refer to an event, action, outcome, or piece of information that does not align with what was previously believed or predicted, thereby provoking a sense of astonishment or wonder.
Webster Dictionary
Surprising
of Surprise
Surprisingadjective
exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surprising' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2875
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surprising' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3427
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surprising' in Adjectives Frequency: #388
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of surprising in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of surprising in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of surprising in a Sentence
Even single specimens of organisms tell us a great deal about the history of the Earth, and they sometimes appear in surprising cases, this is one such case.
That in itself is surprising.
I've heard recently about punishing transgender kids. That was very surprising to hear. I did not expect that — especially children, that was shocking.
The vaping industry has tried in vain for more than a decade to work with FDA on sensible manufacturing standards, only to be ignored while the agency recklessly vilified nicotine vaping. It is disappointing, but not at all surprising, that the FDA would wait to propose these regulations until it had already committed itself to banning 99.99 percent of the vaping market, the millions of Americans who rely on vaping to stay off cigarettes could benefit from the FDA’s proposal, but only if the agency stops thumbing its nose at its critics and starts to regulate the category in good faith.
Former OSU wrestler Mike DiSabato:
Again, I don't -- I don't think Jim Jordan and/or a lot of folks, coaches, administrators, really understood that, you know, touching a man's genitals without the need to do so is the definition -- is a definition of sexual abuse and sexual assault. Again, in the mid -'80s, that -- that term wasn't necessarily used, however, to now say -- to now know that the word does apply to what was happening to us at the time is just -- is -- is -- is just -- it's surprising to me given the fact that Jim Jordan has -- this isn't the Jim Jordan I know.
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- sorprenentCatalan, Valencian
- überraschend, erstaunlich, verwunderlichGerman
- εκπληκτικόςGreek
- mirigeEsperanto
- sorprendenteSpanish
- yllättäväFinnish
- étonnante, étonnant, surprenante, surprenantFrench
- meglepőHungarian
- sorprendenteItalian
- verrassendDutch
- удиви́тельный, порази́тельныйRussian
- överraskandeSwedish
- sbarant, ewaerante, ewaerant, saizixhante, sbarante, saizixhantWalloon
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