Astonish

Word ASTONISH
Character 8
Hyphenation as ton ish
Pronunciations /əˈstɒnɪʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Astonish"

What do we mean by astonish?

To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. synonym: surprise. transitive verb

To stun, as with a blow; benumb; give a stupefying shock to.

To stun or strike dumb with sudden fear; confound.

To strike or impress with wonder, surprise, or admiration; surprise; amaze.

Synonyms Surprise, Amaze, etc. (see surprise); startle, shock.

To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. transitive verb

To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. transitive verb

Surprise, flabbergast verb

Affect with wonder verb

To surprise greatly.

Which means surprise because something happen suddenly Urban Dictionary

Amazed, being affected by an unexpected outcome. It tends to have a positive meaning, though it can still be used negatively. Can also be used as astonishing. Urban Dictionary

Great surprise. Urban Dictionary

Essentially the reverse of the venerated "Shocker", the "Astonisher" is achieved simply by putting one in the pink and two in the stink. While lesser known, the Astonisher has actually been scientifically proven to be more effective than the Shocker. Urban Dictionary

1. Kodama 2. To stun; to render senseless Urban Dictionary

Arizona Astonishment is when you Twist both her nipples then ram your cock up her ass Urban Dictionary

Astonishing face salad is the presence of impressive facial hair Urban Dictionary

Someone that is from somewhere close to Aston in Birmingham. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Astonish

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The word "astonish" in example sentences

He hid himself, and worked always to astonish, which is an egotism, and therefore little. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The Brits must use "astonish" differently than do Yanks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was far more inspired by avant-garde photographers such as Harper's Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch -- who instructed his students to "astonish" him -- not to mention the free-form improvisations of abstract expressionist painters, new American jazz and the Beat poets, all commingling in New York at the time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When heaven's vast orb first strikes th 'astonish'd sight. ❋ Unknown (1795)

_Zadig_, tho 'astonish'd to the last Degree, attended him to their last Stage, which was to the Cottage of a very virtuous and well-dispos'd Widow, who had a Nephew of about fourteen Years of ❋ 1694-1778 Voltaire (1736)

"astonish" them; and he thought, not without sadness, that when La Guepe should have published this young novelist's ghostly composition, the unconquerable bourgeoisie would know nothing about it, and would continue to devote itself to its favorite customs, such as tapping the barometer to know whether there was a change, or to heave a deep sigh after guzzling its soup, saying, "I feel better!" without being the least astonished in the world. ❋ Various (N/A)

I will astonish you with the cost of living in Europe and make you thankful you live on Mexico. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hulk tales to astonish fully painted graphic novel ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reduced to a scale of 1:7, the boxes use mirrors and light to project an anamorphic, miniature wonderland, in which our sense of perception is enhanced rather than being diminished: The wires and outlets, chipped wood, dust and stains, the slant of a picture, a crooked frame, a curtain's crease and mirrored reflections astonish us with details that would likely be overlooked if the same room were at eye-level. ❋ Kisa Lala (2011)

The energy, creativity, and enthusiasm they've given us with on this trip simply astonish me. ❋ Lindsay Maines (2011)

This system from gasoline to electricity would astonish me if the total conversion efficiency exceeded 10%. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not to force change, but let it inhabit you, astonish you with no determination on your part. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I [looked] [round] me in astonishment ❋ Metella (2006)

"Wow, your grades [have me] astonished!" "I found [the porn] [magazines] under your bed dude, those boobs have me astonished" ❋ TriggerHappy226 (2018)

she [looked] at him in astonishment ❋ Prince Mark (2015)

When doing [double penetration], the [Astonisher] is the preferred [method]. ❋ A. Boyd (2007)

[Kodama] is astonishing. ❋ William (2004)

[Last night] I [gave] [my girlfriend] The Arizona Astonishment. ❋ GatorAIDS69420 (2017)

[That man] has some astonishing face salad ❋ Jimmy J Johnson (2009)

Him – do you live in [Aston], [Birmingham]? Her – about 2 [miles] outside of Aston – Astonish. ❋ Cheeky Riley (2021)

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