awestriking
awestriking is the present participle and gerund of awestrike.
Meaning of awestrike
Verb
awestrike (third-person singular simple present awestrikes, present participle awestriking, simple past awestruck, past participle awestruck or awestricken)
- To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
- Behold the God himself, whose dreadful brow
Awe-strikes the soul to speechless homage!1822, Henry Hart Milman, The Martyr of Antioch, London: John Murray, page 140
- Behold the God himself, whose dreadful brow
Adjective
awestriking (comparative more awestriking, superlative most awestriking)
- Inspiring awe or wonder.
- […] except as to the performance of some offices in the ceremony of consecration, which could not but give umbrage to the free born reason of Englishmen, unsubdued by priesthood or church-superstition, the divine service was very exalted, and awe-striking to the heart.1760, George Walker, chapter 2, in The Voyages and Cruises of Commodore Walker, during the Late Spanish and French Wars, volume 2, London: A. Millar, page 35
- An awe-striking misty gloom, even in the brightest glow of mid-day, pervaded the whole.1799, A. Percy, The Monks and the Robbers; a Tale, Chapter 16, in The Lady’s Magazine, Volume 30, April 1799, p. 159
- Synonyms:
- wonder-striking
Synonyms of awestriking
Forms of awestriking
| comparative | more awestriking |
|---|---|
| superlative | most awestriking |
Questions about awestriking
- What does awestriking mean?
- Awestriking means inspiring awe or wonder.
- What is awestriking the present participle and gerund of?
- Awestriking is the present participle and gerund of awestrike.
- What part of speech is awestriking?
- Awestriking is an adjective.
Words near awestriking in the dictionary
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