shocking
adjectiveverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈʃɒkɪŋ//
- United States//ˈʃɑkɪŋ//
Inspiring shock; startling.
adjective
- 1
Inspiring shock; startling.
- 2
Unusually obscene or lewd.
- 3
Extremely bad.
What a shocking calamity!
Etymology
From shock + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of shockpresent participle and gerund of shock
noun
- 1
The application of an electric shock.
We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings, beatings, brandings, […]
Forms
- plural
- shockings
- comparative
- more shocking
- superlative
- most shocking
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shocking · Inspiring shock; startling.
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