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shocking

adjective

  1. surprise, astonished
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ / /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English shock English -ing English shocking From shock + -ing.

  1. Inspiring shock; startling.
  2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
  3. Extremely bad.

    What a shocking calamity!

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English shock English -ing English shocking From shock + -ing.

  1. The application of an electric shock.

    We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings, beatings, brandings, […]

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English shock English -ing English shocking From shock + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of shock