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Uncommonshocking
The correct spelling is shocking.
How to pronounce shocking
/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
Say it like: Sho-kin-g
The correct spelling is shocking. To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. For example: "The disaster shocked the world."
Usage Examples
“The disaster shocked the world.”
“to shock rye”
“What a shocking calamity!”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
- 2.To give an electric shock to.
- 3.To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
- 4.To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
noun
- 1.The application of an electric shock.
adjective
- 1.Inspiring shock; startling.
- 2.Unusually obscene or lewd.
- 3.Extremely bad.
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