Definitions for Shocking
ˈʃɒk ɪŋshock·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lurid, shockingadjective

   glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

   "lurid details of the accident"

2. disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective

   giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

   "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. shockingadjective

   Inspiring shock; startling

2. shockingadjective

   Unusually obscene or lewd

3. shockingadjective

   Extremely bad

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shocking

   Shocking refers to something that causes intense surprise, disgust, horror, or offense, often due to it being unexpected or unconventional. It could relate to an event, action, behavior, news, or revelation that departs drastically from normal standards or expectations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shocking

   of Shock

2. Shockingadjective

   causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting

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Anagrams for Shocking »

1. chokings

How to pronounce Shocking?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Shocking in a Sentence

1. Oprah Winfrey:

   This has been the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life, those of you who are starting dieting -- this is what 67 pounds of fat looks like. ... It's amazing to me that I can't lift it, but I used to carry it around every day. When you talk about making yourself the best you can be, I'm glad I did this for my heart, because my poor heart had to send blood to all of this. It's shocking to me.

2. Stefan Worrall:

   We're beginning to see that guidance from exporters have been on many occasions quite shocking, forecasting in some cases declines in profit of 20 to 50 percent in the coming year.

3. Armstrong Williams:

   He's trying to mix a scientific world with a political world and a medical world and a spiritual world and sometimes the end result can be kind of flabbergasting because it's shocking to people, but eventually it will work out and come to the right conclusion because he's always searching.

4. Senate Judiciary:

   Not only is Ms. Gupta the first woman of color to ever be nominated to the position, she is the first civil rights attorney ever to be nominated to the position, the third-ranking official in the Justice Department, that's shocking, really. We never have had a former civil rights attorney serving in such a prominent serving in such a position of prominence at Justice Department. In that sense alone, Ms. Gupta would bring a long overdue perspective to our federal law enforcement agency.

5. Mayor Sheldon:

   Some of these same criminals who came to Bay County Sheriff Office this weekend were in Miami last weekend ; we know the exact people, these criminals are traveling from town to town, so it's nobody new. It's just a bad group of folks who are trying to be lawless in every community they can find. MIAMI BEACH VIOLENCE DRIVEN BY GUN-TOTING SPRING BREAKERS COMING IN BY CAR The gunfire on Sunday left one person injured, shocking many in the community.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Shocking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shocking
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shocking
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Shocking