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striking

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strik·ing  (strkng)
adj.
Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See Synonyms at noticeable.

striking·ly adv.
striking·ness n.

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ]
adj
1. attracting attention; fine; impressive a striking beauty
2. conspicuous; noticeable a striking difference
strikingly  adv
strikingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.strikingstriking - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
collision, hit - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
interlocking, meshing, mesh, engagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
impact - the striking of one body against another
touch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
2.strikingstriking - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
crash, smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
scorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ball
plunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
Adj.1.striking - sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "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"
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
2.striking - having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "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 traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

striking
adjective
2. impressive, dramatic, stunning (informal), wonderful, extraordinary, outstanding, astonishing, memorable, dazzling, noticeable, conspicuous, drop-dead (slang), out of the ordinary, forcible, jaw-dropping, gee-whizz (slang) She was a striking woman with long blonde hair.
impressive average, unimpressive, unexceptional, dull, indifferent, vanilla (informal), undistinguished, uninteresting, unextraordinary
Translations
striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] ADJ
1. (= remarkable, arresting) [picture, clothes, colour] → llamativo; [contrast] → notable; [similarity, difference] → sorprendente; [beauty] → imponente, impresionante; [woman] → imponente
her striking good lookssu imponente or impresionante belleza
to bear a striking resemblance to sbparecerse muchísimo a algn
the most striking feature of the houseel detalle que más llama la atención de la casa
her thesis has several striking featuressu tesis contiene varios aspectos sobresalientes
it is striking thates impresionante que ...
2. a striking clockun reloj que marca las horas
3. (Ind) the striking workerslos obreros en huelga

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] adj
(= marked) [difference, contrast, resemblance, feature] → frappant(e)
a striking difference → une différence frappante
(= eye-catching) [person, beauty, good looks, appearance] → qui attire l'œil
She was a striking redhead → C'était une rousse qui attirait l'œil.
(= on strike) → en grève
striking miners → les mineurs en grève

striking
adj
(= arresting) contrast, colour, resemblance etcauffallend, bemerkenswert; differenceverblüffend, erstaunlich; personbemerkenswert; looksumwerfend; appearance, beautyeindrucksvoll; a striking example of somethingein hervorragendes Beispiel für etw
attr workerstreikend
attr clockmit Schlagwerk; the striking clock keeps me awakedas Schlagen der Uhr lässt mich nicht schlafen; striking mechanismSchlagwerk nt

striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] adj (arresting, picture, dress, colour) → che colpisce; (person) → che fa colpo; (obvious, contrast, resemblance) → evidente, lampante; (shocking, change, sight) → impressionante
to be within striking distance of sth (Mil) → essere a portata di tiro da qc (fig) → essere a un tiro di schioppo da qc
striking [ˈstraɪkɪŋ] adj (arresting, picture, dress, colour) → che colpisce; (person) → che fa colpo; (obvious, contrast, resemblance) → evidente, lampante; (shocking, change, sight) → impressionante
to be within striking distance of sth (Mil) → essere a portata di tiro da qc (fig) → essere a un tiro di schioppo da qc

striking لافت للنظر nápadný påfaldende bemerkenswert εντυπωσιακός asombroso silmiinpistävä frappant dojmljiv impressionante 目立つ 인상적인 opvallend påfallende uderzający impressionante поразительный slående ซึ่งโดดเด่น çarpıcı đầy ấn tượng 惊人的


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"He remarked to me then," said that mildest of men, " 'If your Snark be a Snark, that is right: Fetch it home by all means--you may serve it with greens, And it's handy for striking a light.
She was a pretty woman, of a striking modern type, tall, well-proportioned, strong, I should say, with a good complexion that had evidently been made just a little better.
This prevented the striking of the blow; but three times more, before the round ended, Ponta effected the trick, each time striking the same vulnerable part.
 
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