awe-inspiring
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɔː ɪnˌspaɪɹɪŋ/ / /ˈoːɹɪnˌspaɪɹɪŋ/ / /ˈɔ ɪnˌspaɪɹɪŋ/
adj
- Inspiring awe; awesome.
“The Taj Mahal is an awe-inspiring sight.”
“Across the far end of the cavern, with a grinding and crashing noise - a noise so dreadful and awe-inspiring that we all trembled, and Job actually sank to his knees - there flamed out an awful cloud or pillar of fire, like a rainbow many-coloured, and like the lightning bright.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of awe-inspire