SHOCKING

/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
18
Scrabble
20
WWF
S(1) H(4) O(1) C(3) K(5) I(1) N(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
verb
  1. To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
    “The disaster shocked the world.”
  2. To give an electric shock to.
  3. To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
verb
  1. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
    “to shock rye”
noun
  1. The application of an electric shock.
adjective
  1. Inspiring shock; startling.
  2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
  3. Extremely bad.
    “What a shocking calamity!”

Source: Wiktionary

This word in other languages

Related Word Lists