ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stunning

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Stunning is an adjective meaning Having an effect that stuns.

Meaning

Having an effect that stuns.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
  2. (informal) Amazing; wonderfully good.
  3. present participle and gerund of stun
  4. The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.

Example Sentences

The film was stunning.
That woman is stunning!
The ſtunning ſtroke his ſtubborn nerves unbound;
The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.

Word Forms

Synonyms for stunning

Depending on context, synonyms include beautiful, impressive, sensational, surprising, disorienting, arresting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include surprising, sensational, beautiful, arresting, impressive, disorienting.

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