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amazing

American  
[uh-mey-zing] / əˈmeɪ zɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing great surprise or sudden wonder.

    He wowed the audience with amazing feats of magical illusion.

  2. excellent; wonderful.

    In addition to amazing tour leaders, many of our programs are accompanied by university faculty who are experts on the destination.
amazing British  
/ əˈmeɪzɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing wonder or astonishment

    amazing feats
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • amazingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of amazing

First recorded in 1520–30; amaze + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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"Our doubles team, wow! You just beat everyone. It was amazing."

From Barron's

"It definitely feels amazing to win another title and especially after not a very pleasant end of year for me," Svitolina said.

From Barron's

"I think the travelling fans were amazing and they supported us throughout the game," said Frank.

From BBC

Tom Williams—who worked with Stein for years and later ran Universal’s parks business—said Stein knew how to drive people to create amazing things.

From The Wall Street Journal

Larry Ellison’s equity financing guarantee is an “amazing step,” he says, but the linear-TV business and financial markets could look very different at the time of closing.

From The Wall Street Journal

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