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/əstˈɑnɪʃɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Astonish v. t. (past & past part. astonished; pres. part. astonishing)

To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. (Obs.) "Enough, captain; you have astonished him. (Fluellen had struck Pistol)." "The very cramp-fish (i. e., torpedo)... being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others."

To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. "Musidorus... had his wits astonished with sorrow." "I, Daniel... was astonished at the vision."

Synonyms: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Astonished, Surprised. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. See Amaze.

adjective

Astonishing adj. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.

Synonyms: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous.

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"Astonishing" Quotes from Famous Books

... creature of such extraordinary weight it is astonishing how noiselessly and stealthily the elephant can escape from a pursuer. When suddenly disturbed in the jungle, it will burst away with a rush that seems to bear down all before it; but the noise sinks into absolute stillness so suddenly, that a novice might well be led to suppose that ...

— Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon • J. Emerson Tennent

... month of roses. Quite the commonest variety known to Hearticulturists is the Blush Rose. This most delicate and sensitive of all the flowers in Love's Garden has the astonishing power of changing color. The faintest whisper of a Spring Zephyr, the hum of a bee, or the note of a bird will cause it to turn from an ivory pink to the deepest crimson. Care should be taken in the selection of this variety of roses as unscrupulous ...

— Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next • John Cecil Clay

... Guibert (p. 481) paints in lively colors this general emotion. He was one of the few contemporaries who had genius enough to feel the astonishing scenes that were passing before their eyes. Erat itaque videre miraculum, caro omnes emere, atque ...

— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 5 • Edward Gibbon

... they form the best and most definite natural boundary in Europe.[1218] Epirus and Aetolia, fenced in by the solid Pindus range, took little part in the common life of ancient Greece; but the intermittent chains of Thessaly offered a passway between Macedon and Hellas. The Alps have an astonishing number of excellent passes, evenly distributed for the most part. These, in conjunction with the great longitudinal valleys of the system, offer transit routes from side to side in any direction. The Appalachian ...

— Influences of Geographic Environment - On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography • Ellen Churchill Semple

... on its coast at our arrival; but on walking along the beach, we noticed the prints of human feet of such uncommon magnitude, that if the rest of the body were of similar proportions, the natives must be of astonishing size. We at length noticed a path which led into the country, which nine of us determined to pursue, that we might explore the island, as we imagined it was of small size, and could not consequently have many inhabitants. Having advanced near a league, we observed ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III. • Robert Kerr

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