Astounding Meaning
/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpresent participle and gerund of astound
adjThat astounds or astound.
"astounding success an astounding spectacle"
"[Y]ou ſhall heare the Scythian Tamburlaine: / Threatning the world with high aſtounding tearms / And ſcourging kingdomes with his conquering ſword."— c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], “The Prologue”, in Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN:
Sentence Examples
The results were astounding.
The diversity of flowers in this area is astounding.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist made an ____ discovery that changed the entire field of physics forever.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The view from the top of the high mountain was truly ____.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist made an ____ discovery that changed the entire field of physics forever.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The view from the top of the high mountain was truly ____.