stunning
pronunciation
How to pronounce stunning in British English:
UK [ˈstʌnɪŋ]
How to pronounce stunning in American English:
US [ˈstʌnɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- commanding attention
- causing great astonishment and consternation
- causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility
- strikingly beautiful or attractive
Word Origin
- stunning (adj.)
- 1660s, "dazzling," present participle adjective from stun (v.). Popularized for "splendid, excellent" c. 1849. Related: Stunningly.
Example
- 1. It was a stunning act of radicalism , which has lasted .
- 2. Hundreds of thousands throng the main square of an arab capital in a stunning show of defiance .
- 3. The rise of china 's banks is stunning and a little frightening .
- 4. With the stunning , tragic attacks in norway , that has now changed .
- 5. The light will brightly illuminate your subject , bringing out stunning catchlights .