Definition of stunning Stunning

/stʌˈnɪŋ/ - [stuning] - stun•ning

We found 10 definitions of stunning from 5 different sources.

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What does stunning mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

stunning - strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"
stunning - causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility; "laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow"; "a stunning detonation with volumes of black smoke"
stunning - causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat"
stunning - commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • stunning (Verb)
    Present participle of stun.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • stunning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Stun
  • stunning (a.)
    Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.
  • stunning (a.)
    Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • stunning
    Causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss of consciousness or strength.

Part of speech

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  • stunning, verb, gerund of stun (infinitive).

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