- present participle of astonish.
astonishing
Example Sentences
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Ten years after our first journey to the Great Ghost Lake region, we returned and encountered an even more astonishing sight.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The crime novel “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body” rose—and fell—with astonishing speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
One more knockdown, one astonishing comeback and a second-round knockout later, the blockbuster bout was revived.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
It has also given the world a taste of what hacking might look like in the age of powerful AI tools that can find never-before-seen software bugs and exploit them at astonishing speeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Then Markie said the second most astonishing thing ever.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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