Stunning

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Having an effect that stuns..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.

At length a univerſal hubbub wild, Of ſtunning ſounds and voices all confus'd, Borne through the hollow dark, aſſaults his ear

The ſtunning ſtroke his ſtubborn nerves unbound;

[W]e put off our burdens, and sat down rather dispirited, amidst a stunning noise made by the chirping of myriads of grasshoppers, and an abominable little creature that made a constant croaking "Caw, caw," producing a concert far from harmonious.

That woman is stunning!

What if the very things you like in me now—you'd hate sometime. What if the things I think are strong and stunning in you now, I'd think were pig-headed and kickable after a while?

The line along the Northumbrian coast to Berwick and into Scotland is stunning (even on a Voyager!), and the weather is perfect - just sit back, relax, and enjoy the motion picture that plays beyond the window.

The film was stunning.

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• more stunning
• most stunning
• stunnings

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