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astonishing

Speech parts

1. astonishing - Adjective

2. astonishing - Verb

4. astonishing - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Astonish

Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. Henry Adams

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods. Margaret Fuller

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things. Charles Baudelaire

I am always astonishing myself. It is the only thing that makes life worth living. Oscar Wilde

It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies. Yiddish Proverb

Do not do strange acts merely for the sake of astonishing your friends. Scottish Proverb

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