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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One of the themes of this video seems to be that Johnson's script is going to be a little shocking.
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This isn't shocking, as Rubin has said Essential is open to bringing other virtual assistants to its devices.
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The confession marked a shocking twist in a case that rocked the Philadelphia region and beyond.
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What’s shocking is that, this far into the new administration, that number hasn’t gone back up.
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Sterling K. Brown’s frequent scene partner Ron Cephas Jones makes for another strong contender, with Jeffrey Wright, the star of Westworld’s most shocking and existentially fraught plot twist, a favorite as well.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Jeff Horn in Australia last weekend by a shocking unanimous decision.
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Trump reportedly behaving inappropriately with female reporters, sadly, isn't shocking news.
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The complaints have sparked shocking revelations about how schools respond to sexual assault reports, namely at Baylor University and Cornell University.
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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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