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The meaning of SURPRISING is of a nature that excites surprise. How to use surprising in a sentence.

After a six-hour flight and a long day of meetings, it's not surprising you conked out. If you feed your dog on cakes and biscuits, it's not surprising he's so fat.

SURPRISING definition: causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment. See examples of surprising used in a sentence.

1. The act of surprising or the condition of being surprised: Imagine my surprise on seeing you here. 2. Something, such as an unexpected encounter, event, or gift, that surprises.

Definition of surprising adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Surprising things are completely unexpected—they astonish or startle you. It would be surprising for most of us to get a phone call from the Queen of England.

Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day.

surprising, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

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