different between stunning vs socko

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n??

Etymology 1

From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun +? -ing.

Adjective

stunning (comparative more stunning, superlative most stunning)

1. Having an effect that stuns.

   The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.

2. (informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.

   That woman is stunning!

3. (informal) Amazing; wonderfully good.

   The film was stunning.

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Verb

stunning

1. present participle of stun

Etymology 2

From Middle English stunnyng, stonyng (also stoniynge, stonyynge), equivalent to stun +? -ing.

Noun

stunning (plural stunnings)

1. The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.
   • 2009, Kevin J. Anderson, The Ashes of Worlds

     He wished he had tens of thousands more troops under Andez's control so he could round up every one of these demonstrators. But it was futile to continue cracking down. The stunnings, beatings and arrests had only inflamed them further.

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Adjective

socko (comparative more socko, superlative most socko)

1. (US, slang) Superb, excellent, stunning.

   Synonym: sock

   • 1982, Harold Robbins, Spellbinder

     If you want people to come back and turn you on every week, you have to come up with a socko ending.

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