shocking
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ
Adjective edit
shocking (comparative more shocking, superlative most shocking)
- Inspiring shock; startling.
- Unusually obscene or lewd.
- (colloquial) Extremely bad.
- What a shocking calamity!
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Translations edit
inspiring shock; startling
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unusually obscene or lewd
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extremely bad
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Verb edit
shocking
- present participle and gerund of shock
Noun edit
shocking (plural shockings)
- The application of an electric shock.
- 2005, Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet:
- We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings, beatings, brandings, […]
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English shocking.
Adjective edit
shocking m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension edit
Declension of shocking (invariable)
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indefinite | shocking | shocking | shocking | shocking | ||
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