Striking
['straɪkɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strike
(-) a. & n. from Strike, v.
(a.) Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Impressive, affecting, admirable, wonderful, surprising., #N/A,[See STRENGTH]
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Examples
- I counted a' th' clocks in the town striking afore I'd leave my work. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Mr Lammle, striking in here, proclaims aloud that there is a sequel to the story of the man from somewhere. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This means that definite coordinations of activities of the eyes in seeing and of the body and head in striking are perfected in a few trials. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I had heard them, alone at the bedside, striking their boots with their riding-whips, and loitering up and down. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- To me, you brought it; on me, you forced it; and the bottom of this raging sea,' striking himself upon the breast, 'has been heaved up ever since. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The champions were therefore prohibited to thrust with the sword, and were confined to striking. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There are, we may note, some very striking resemblances between early Japanese pottery and so forth and similar Peruvian productions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I'll eat my head, sir,' repeated Mr. Grimwig, striking his stick upon the ground. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I am sure, said he. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Lady Middleton was not more than six or seven and twenty; her face was handsome, her figure tall and striking, and her address graceful. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- She remained impassive on the same spot, silent and motionless, until the striking of the church clock roused her, and she turned away. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have met with striking instances of the rule in the case of varieties intermediate between well-marked varieties in the genus Balanus. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Two peculiarly blunt knocks or pokes at the door, as if the dead man arriving on his back were striking at it with the soles of his motionless feet. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But in such striking-out he tangles his arms, pulls strong on the slip-knot, and it runs home. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Still more striking is the fact that peculiar Australian forms are represented by certain plants growing on the summits of the mountains of Borneo. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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