astonishing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb affect with wonder
    amaze; astonish; astound.
    • Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
  2. adjective satellite surprising greatly
    amazing.
    • she does an amazing amount of work
    • the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
  3. adjective satellite so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    staggering; stupefying; astounding.
    • such an enormous response was astonishing
    • an astounding achievement
    • the amount of money required was staggering
    • suffered a staggering defeat
    • the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying

WordNet

As*ton"ish*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n.

Webster 1913