Definition of shocking
: extremely startling, distressing, or offensive shocking news
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Examples of shocking in a Sentence
The number of young teenagers who smoke is shocking.
a shocking waste of money
The building is in a shocking state.
Recent Examples of shocking from the Web
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The London Bridge attack and a similar one in March near the heart of Britain's democracy may have been shocking, but authorities have known for years that such incidents were coming.
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And the shocking incident spurred the question: why would a teenage girl - seemingly unprovoked - brutally attack a complete stranger?
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Jordan's shocking first retirement in 1993 ended any chance for his Bulls to play in seven straight championship series, though their 6-0 mark over eight seasons is a nice consolation prize.
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On a day when Northwest Catholic girls track and field did its best to steal the spotlight with a shocking Class M championship, the Bloomfield boys returned to their old ways, winning the program's 11th straight class title Tuesday.
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The NCIS investigation would lead to a shocking discovery.
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Raised Eyebrows To many long-time Brazil watchers, the allegations are shocking but not altogether surprising.
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The shocking revelation came via a short message to participants from the event’s board of directors Friday.
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While none of that may be exactly shocking, the report on Facebook—perhaps the most popular publisher of media in the history of the world—
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First Known Use of shocking
1655
SHOCKING Defined for English Language Learners
shocking
playDefinition of shocking for English Language Learners
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: very surprising and upsetting or causing a sudden feeling of horror or disgust
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: very bad
SHOCKING Defined for Kids
shocking
playDefinition of shocking for Students
1 : causing surprise, horror, or disgust shocking news
2 : being intense or bright in color shocking pink boots
shockingly
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