shocking
/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
verb
🇬🇧 UK
/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
🇺🇸 US
/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
“The disaster shocked the world.”
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Meaning 2 · verb
To give an electric shock to.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
“to shock rye”
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Meaning 5 · noun
The application of an electric shock.
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Inspiring shock; startling.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Unusually obscene or lewd.
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Extremely bad.
“What a shocking calamity!”
How this word is used
- Everyday “The disaster shocked the world.”
- Everyday “to shock rye”
- General “What a shocking calamity!”
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