Surprising is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SURPRISING in dictionary:

VERB:
• (of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock
• capture, attack, or discover suddenly and unexpectedly
NOUN:
• the act of causing surprise
• an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.
• a feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected
• denoting something done or happening unexpectedly
• denoting a complex method of change-ringing
• the act of surprising
ADJECTIVE:
• causing surprise
• Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger.
• causing surprise or wonder or amazement
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to come upon unexpectedly

Words related to SURPRISING

surprise10 surprised12 surprises11 surprisingly18 surprisingness17 surprisings14

How to use SURPRISING in a sentence

• It was not surprising that he had money in the bank.
• This one sentence is all that most readers of seventeenth-century literature know about Winstanley, and it is not surprising that it has created an objection to him.
• It is not surprising that lesser minds should be now and then troubled.
• What was he to do with this surprising female until the boat arrived.
• It is, indeed, surprising what a reputation some of the best of the country banks have achieved.
• Some of the physical characteristics of chilled iron, as well as the surprising locomotive properties of carbon present in heated iron, were noticed.
• But then, nothing seemed to surprise me that surprising day.
• With surprising strength Archelaus rolled his body over on to them, and his voice was raised in a cry before Ishmael could stop him.
• The finish and delicacy of these pillars are quite surprising.
• It is surprising how many things that we think are almost necessary to life we can get along without if we are obliged to.
• It was therefore not very surprising that father and son often differed in opinion.
• But these latter cases, or the ethico-theological class of feelings, are in no way surprising.
• No one was there to meet him, but it was not surprising.
• Meanwhile the grand vizier invested Belgrade, and carried on his attacks with surprising resolution.
• Louis had made surprising efforts to repair the damage which his navy had sustained.
• This he did, and succeeded in surprising every one.
• It is not therefore surprising that Aladdin, who had never before seen such a blaze of charms, was dazzled and enchanted.
• Morton, who had prepared the cake as a surprise for those who had been surprising others.
• The description of France as a little weak in constitution, but still sound and of peaceful habits, is the more surprising to us because M.
• From the labor-camp, a surprising volume of fire was being directed against the attack which had already started from the retaken equipment-park.
• To me it is surprising that they sustain so much human life on such small means.
• What was he capable of? There was a surprising flash of violent emotion within him, as if in the presence of something undreamt-of, dangerous, and final.
• Amidst such perpetual avocations, and constant attention to business, her improvements in knowledge, and her extensive acquaintance with the best writers, are truly surprising.
• In one or two of the stories, when the writer possesses a true vein of sensibility and taste, we find a surprising vigour of perception and a remarkable psychological power.
• No doubt it is a very surprising fact that characters should reappear after having been lost for many, perhaps for hundreds of generations.
• Yet the book which was the result is in many ways a surprising one.
• The way he made the bark and splinters fly was something surprising.
• It is not surprising, then, that in nearly every one of these communities the great man was a Virginian.
• This general public indifference was not surprising.
• When, therefore, the constable stepped into the street, holding his prisoner by the arm, it is not surprising that he encountered but few passengers.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. We do not cooperate with the owners of this trademark. All trademark rights are owned by their owners and are not relevant to the web site "scrabble-word.com". This site is intended for entertainment and training. We try to make a useful tool for all fans of SCRABBLE. "Scrabble Word" is the best method to improve your skills in the game.