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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The effect is astonishing; it is also unsettling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
How he's still able to keep himself conditioned physically, and switch on mentally to play a five-setter like this, is astonishing - especially given how little tennis he has been playing outside of the Slams.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
As you might guess about someone who topped Michael B. Jordan, Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the Baftas, Mr. Aramayo is astonishing, giving an intensely committed performance of every twitch, shout and click.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
This lack of self-awareness is astonishing because Katie Miller’s description perfectly fits Weiss, who has launched a new CBS town hall series and stepped into the role of on-air talent.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025
“How you can bear such recollections, is astonishing to me!—They will sometimes obtrude—but how you can court them!”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
