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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
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Other Word Forms

  • amazingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of amazing

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

Example Sentences

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"Understanding how and why biphonation has evolved is an important step towards elucidating the origins of the amazing vocal diversity of mammalian vocal behavior," says author David Reby of the University of Lyon/Saint-Etienne.

From Science Daily

“To fly like C.C.? To look down on the Very, Very Far North from the sky? Oh, yes, I think that would be amazing.”

From Literature

I looked down the road winding up The Mountain and saw the most amazing sight.

From Literature

Beyond the desire to raise awareness, her reason for agreeing to the documentary was to highlight how "amazing" both Sascha and the rest of the staff were during her care.

From BBC

"The police officers that have dealt with this have been absolutely amazing, I can't fault them," she says.

From BBC

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