different between astounding vs startling

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?nd??

Verb

astounding

1. present participle of astound

Adjective

astounding (comparative more astounding, superlative most astounding)

1. That astounds or astound.

   astounding success; an astounding spectacle

   • 1785, Henry Boyd (translator), A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, Dublin, Volume 1, Canto 7, Stanza 18, p. 285,^[1]

     Wasted in darkness down the pitchy wave,

     We saw the STYGIAN pool her borders lave,

     Fed by th’ astounding cataract on high.

Derived terms

• astoundingly
• astoundingness

Synonyms

• amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, remarkable, unbelievable

• See Thesaurus:surprising

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• Hyphenation: start?ling

Verb

startling

1. Present participle and gerund of startle.

Adjective

startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)

1. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

   Synonym: alarming

Derived terms

• startlingly

Translations

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

1. A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
   • 1853, The Scottish Review

     Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.

Anagrams

• rattlings