Meaning of striking in English

Classifying Adjective
striking
Definitions
1. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
Examples
- « a dramatic sunset »
- « a dramatic pause »
- « a spectacular display of northern lights »
- « it was a spectacular play »
- « his striking good looks always created a sensation »
Synonyms
- impressive
2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Examples
- « an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom »
- « a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book »
- « salient trait »
Synonyms
- conspicuous
- obvious
Noun
striking
Definitions
1. the physical coming together of two or more things
Examples
- « contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull »
2. the act of contacting one thing with another
Examples
- « repeated hitting raised a large bruise »
- « after three misses she finally got a hit »

Pronunciation