Definition/Meaning of striking

• English - Adjective: striking ( comparative more striking , superlative most striking ) Making a strong impression . He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie . 1915 , Emerson Hough , The Purchase Price , chapterI: This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking . In complexion fair , and with blue or gray eyes , he was tall as any Viking , as broad in the shoulder . Translations
• English - Verb: striking Present participle of strike .
• English - Noun: striking ( plural strikings ) The act by which something strikes or is struck . 2012 , Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142) We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings , so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings , isn't it at least reasonable to predict , and to believe , that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions , it will be followed…
• English - Pronunciation: Rhymes: -aɪkɪŋ
• English - Anagrams: skirting