surprising

== English == === Etymology === From surprise + -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ (General American, r-dissimilation) IPA(key): /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ Hyphenation: sur‧pris‧ing Rhymes: -aɪzɪŋ === Verb === surprising present participle and gerund of surprise === Adjective === surprising (comparative more surprising, superlative most surprising) Causing surprise. ==== Synonyms ==== astonishing, unexpected See Thesaurus:surprising ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === surprising (plural surprisings) A situation in which somebody is surprised.