Surprising

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ verb noun adjective

To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

What it means

  1. (verb) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. “It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.”
  2. (verb) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise. “He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.”
  3. (verb) To undergo or witness something unexpected. “He doesn’t surprise easily.”
  4. (verb) To cause surprise.
  5. (verb) To attack unexpectedly.
  6. (verb) To take unawares.
  7. (noun) A situation in which somebody is surprised.
  8. (adjective) Causing surprise. “A surprising number of people attended the rally.”

Letter analysis

  • Surprising contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Surprising mean?

To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

How many letters are in Surprising?

Surprising has 10 letters.

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