amazing
Syllables: a·ma·zing/əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/
amazing is the present participle and gerund of amaze.
Adjective
amazing (comparative more amazing, superlative most amazing)
- Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
- “It’s been amazing, the amount of emails and congratulations,” the Snow White and the Huntsman star, 36, told Ryan Seacrest Friday on his radio show.2012 March 16, “Charlize Theron Says Swaddling’s ‘Pretty Amazing’”, in People Magazine
- Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
- “I didn’t think I would be a fan of the swaddling, but the swaddling’s pretty amazing,” she says.2012 March 16, “Charlize Theron Says Swaddling’s ‘Pretty Amazing’”, in People Magazine
- "I think it was pretty amazing that he picked our school out of a lot of schools to come speak to us about what he has done, and what our country has done, to help us gain our freedom," Mucci said, “sitting next to him was amazing.”2014, November 6, WAAY-TV (Huntsville, AL), VIDEO: "Sitting next to him was amazing" says student of General Via
Meaning of amaze
Verb
amaze (third-person singular simple present amazes, present participle amazing, simple past and past participle amazed)
- To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.
- He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.
- To stun or stupefy (someone).
- Inſtead of thinking hovv to remedy this diſorder by rallying ſuch troops as fled, or by oppoſing freſh troops to ſtop the progreſs of the conquerors, being totally amazed by this firſt blovv, he [Pompey] returned to the camp, and in his tent, vvaited the iſſue of an event, vvhich it vvas his duty...1769, [Oliver] Goldsmith, “From the Beginning of the First Triumvirate to the Death of Pompey”, in The Roman History, from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western...
- To bewilder or perplex (someone or oneself).
- The many musits thought the which he goes / Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes.1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, [verse 114], lines [683–684]; republished as Shakespeare’s Venus & Adonis: […], London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent...
- To fill (someone) with panic; to panic, to terrify.
- It [fear] amaſeth many men that are to ſpeake, or ſhevv themſelues in publike aſſemblies, or before ſome great personages, […]1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Feare”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 1, section...
- To experience amazement; to be astounded.
- Madam amaze not, ſee his Maieſtie / Returnd vvith glory from the holy land.1593, [George Peele], The Famous Chronicle of King Edward the First, […], London: […] Abell Ieffes, and are to be solde by William Barley, […], →OCLC, signature A3, recto
Synonyms of amazing
Forms of amazing
| comparative | more amazing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most amazing |
Origin of amazing
From amaze + -ing, from Old English āmasian.
Words formed from amazing
Words that rhyme with amazing
Questions about amazing
- What does amazing mean?
- Amazing means causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
- What is amazing the present participle and gerund of?
- Amazing is the present participle and gerund of amaze.
- What part of speech is amazing?
- Amazing is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce amazing?
- Amazing is pronounced /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/.
Words near amazing in the dictionary
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