Striking — synonyms, definition

1. striking (a)

admirable apparent arresting astounding attractive beautiful breaking clear commanding conspicuous crushing dashing dazzling definite detailed discernible distinct distinguished dramatic effective • • •

2. striking (Adjective)

striking (Adjective) — Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect. ex. "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

striking (Adjective) — Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention. ex. "a striking thing about Piccadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the centre"

3. striking (Noun)

contact hit hitting impinging

striking (Noun) — The physical coming together of two or more things.

striking (Noun) — The act of contacting one thing with another.

happening natural event occurrence occurrent touch touching bunt collision contusion crash engagement flick fly fly ball ground ball groundball grounder header hit hopper impact interlocking mesh meshing plunk plunker • • •

4. striking (Verb)

affecting assuming attaining chancing on chancing upon coining colliding with coming across coming to coming upon discovering excising expunging falling falling upon happening upon impacting impinging on impressing lighting upon • • •

striking (Verb) — Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon. ex. "The teacher struck the child" ex. "the opponent refused to strike" ex. "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

striking (Verb) — Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon. ex. "This behaviour struck me as odd"

striking (Verb) — Come into sudden contact with. ex. "He struck the table with his elbow"

striking (Verb) — Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target. ex. "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939" ex. "We must strike the enemy's oil fields" ex. "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

striking (Verb) — Indicate (a certain time) by striking. ex. "The clock struck midnight" ex. "Just when I entered, the clock struck"

striking (Verb) — Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely. ex. "The earthquake struck at midnight"

striking (Verb) — Stop work in order to press demands. ex. "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"

striking (Verb) — Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. ex. "The light struck the golden necklace" ex. "A strange sound struck my ears"

striking (Verb) — Attain. ex. "The horse finally struck a pace"

striking (Verb) — Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically. ex. "strike 'z' on the keyboard" ex. "her comments struck a sour note" ex. "The pianist strikes a middle C"

striking (Verb) — Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp. ex. "strike an arc"

striking (Verb) — Find unexpectedly. ex. "she struck a goldmine" ex. "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

striking (Verb) — Produce by ignition or a blow. ex. "strike fire from the flintstone" ex. "strike a match"

striking (Verb) — Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. ex. "Please strike this remark from the record"

striking (Verb) — Cause to experience suddenly. ex. "Panic struck me" ex. "The thought struck terror in our minds" ex. "They were struck with fear"

striking (Verb) — Drive something violently into a location. ex. "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

striking (Verb) — Occupy or take on. ex. "strike a pose"

striking (Verb) — Form by stamping, punching, or printing. ex. "strike coins" ex. "strike a medal"

striking (Verb) — Smooth with a strickle. ex. "strike the grain in the measure"

striking (Verb) — Pierce with force. ex. "The bullet struck her thigh" ex. "The icy wind struck through our coats"

striking (Verb) — Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing. ex. "strike a balance" ex. "strike a bargain"

accomplishing achieving affecting assailing attacking attaining bearing on bearing upon canceling coming about creating creating from raw material creating from raw stuff deleting displacing dissenting evening evening out falling out figuring out • • • alienating awakening banging battering beaking beating bottoming bottoming out broadsiding buffeting bumping bumping into bunting butting butting against chopping clashing clouding clouting colliding • • • strike down