Surprising - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sərˈpraɪzɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word surprising
Brit.  |səˈpraɪzɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word surprising
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to surprise

adjective

- 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

Extra examples

It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go.

The changes to the campus were surprising.

He shows a surprising lack of concern for others.

A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.

She told me a surprising thing.

A surprising number of his paintings have survived.

It is not surprising that most parents experience occasional difficulties.

It's surprising how quickly you get used to things.

It is hardly surprising that new mothers often suffer from depression.

Asked the whys behind the surprising decision

When you consider how long she worked there, it's surprising that she would leave so suddenly.

The survey found some surprising tendencies among the population.

Her certainty about these complex moral issues is surprising.

Surprising developments have kept the murder investigation in the headlines for several weeks.

...it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense...

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