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striking

striking

Meaning of striking

very noticeable or impressive

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British English/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
American English/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
Russian transcription[pərɐˈzʲitʲɪlʲnɨj]
striking
striking - поразительный
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striking with Russian translation

striking usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Её поразительные голубые глаза привлекли внимание всех.

Her striking blue eyes caught everyone's attention.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

У старого дома поразительный дизайн.

The old house has a striking design.

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striking belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

strikingпоразительный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

striking synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between striking / impressive / eye-catching / conspicuous / dramatic

🇬🇧English
striking

поразительный — very noticeable or impressive

B2Often

Her striking blue eyes caught everyone's attention.

Её поразительные голубые глаза привлекли внимание всех.

S
🇬🇧English
striking

the base adjective meaning very noticeable or impressive

B2Very Often

She has striking blue eyes.

У неё поразительные голубые глаза.

I
🇬🇧English
impressive

focuses more on making a strong favorable impression than on being visually noticeable

B2Very Often

That was an impressive performance.

Это было впечатляющее выступление.

E
🇬🇧English
eye-catching

emphasizes visual appeal or brightness that attracts attention

B2Often

She wore an eye-catching red coat.

Она была в бросающемся в глаза красном пальто.

C
🇬🇧English
conspicuous

means easy to notice, but can imply being too obvious or standing out awkwardly

B2Often

He wore a conspicuous white hat.

На нём была очень заметная белая шляпа.

D
🇬🇧English
dramatic

stresses strong effect, intensity, or sudden change rather than simple noticeability

B2Often

The photo shows a dramatic sunset.

На фото изображён эффектный закат.

R
🇬🇧English
remarkable

emphasizes something worthy of notice because it is unusual, good, or important

B2Very Often

She made a remarkable recovery.

Она удивительно быстро поправилась.

N
🇬🇧English
notable

means important or worth noticing, often with a more factual or formal tone

B2Very Often

There was a notable increase in sales.

Произошёл заметный рост продаж.

A
🇬🇧English
attention-grabbing

focuses on deliberately attracting attention, often in a flashy or strong way

B2Often

They used an attention-grabbing headline.

Они использовали привлекающий внимание заголовок.

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How to pronounce striking and what this word means

striking translation: поразительный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce striking

/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

striking translation

поразительный

striking examples

Her striking blue eyes caught everyone's attention.

striking transcription

/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/, /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

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striking meaning: what does it mean?

very noticeable or impressive

striking pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

striking is pronounced as /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

striking definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Her striking blue eyes caught everyone's attention. Translation: Её поразительные голубые глаза привлекли внимание всех.

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