striking
pronunciation
How to pronounce striking in British English:
UK [ˈstraɪkɪŋ]
How to pronounce striking in American English:
US [ˈstraɪkɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the physical coming together of two or more things
- the act of contacting one thing with another
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- Adjective:
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Word Origin
- striking (adj.)
- 1610s, "that strikes," present participle adjective from strike (v.). Meaning "producing a vivid impression" id from 1752, from the verb in the sense of "to catch the fancy of" (1590s). Related: Strikingly.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Telephone calls are the most striking example .
- 2. She discovered a striking cross-linguistic difference in eyewitness memory .
- 3. Striking miners marched in madrid as he was presenting his measures .
- 4. More striking is the lack of political pressure to do otherwise .
- 5. Armoured crickets have a bizarre and striking way to avoid being eaten .