astonish
verb (used with object)
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.
is astonishing
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present progressiveof astonish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And even if “Reminders of Him” isn’t that much better at the end of the day, the quality gap between this film and your everyday Netflix offering is astonishing.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
And the restoration is astonishing, the black-and-white photography rendered with a vivid immediacy that amplifies the film’s feverish, unnerving atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
That Berkshire’s annualized return for the past 60 years has been about 20%—roughly twice the return of the S&P 500—without technology stocks is astonishing.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
It is astonishing to me, to see what it means to speak out about genocide.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
For a man who had fought so long and hard for freedom, it is astonishing Washington could not comprehend that an enslaved person might want the same right.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
