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I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it's not hurting anyone's feelings, I'm in on the joke.
Selma Blair

Meaning of "shocking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOCKING

shocking  [ˈʃɒkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOCKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shocking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHOCKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shocking

Shocking is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by Mark Kavanagh, who won the 149th Melbourne Cup on 3 November 2009 by three-quarters of a length.

Definition of shocking in the English dictionary

The definition of shocking in the dictionary is causing shock, horror, or disgust. Other definition of shocking is very bad or terrible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOCKING


beta-blocking
ˈbiːtəˌblɒkɪŋ
blocking
ˈblɒkɪŋ
bluestocking
ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ
docking
ˈdɒkɪŋ
frocking
ˈfrɒkɪŋ
knocking
ˈnɒkɪŋ
locking
ˈlɒkɪŋ
mocking
ˈmɒkɪŋ
overclocking
ˌəʊvəˈklɒkɪŋ
rocking
ˈrɒkɪŋ
self-locking
ˌsɛlfˈlɒkɪŋ
self-mocking
ˌselfˈmɒkɪŋ
smocking
ˈsmɒkɪŋ
stocking
ˈstɒkɪŋ
tictocking
ˈtɪkˌtɒkɪŋ
twoccing
ˈtwɒkɪŋ
twocking
ˈtwɒkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOCKING

shock resistant
shock tactics
shock therapy
shock troops
shock tube
shock wave
shock-horror
shockability
shockable
shocked
shocker
shockheaded
shocking pink
shockingly
shockingness
Shockley
shockproof
shockstall
shockumentaries
shockumentary

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOCKING

attacking
backing
booking
checking
clicking
cracking
decking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
licking
packing
picking
stacking
sucking
ticking
tracking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of shocking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHOCKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shocking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shocking

Translation of «shocking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOCKING

Find out the translation of shocking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shocking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shocking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人震惊的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espeluznante
570 millions of speakers

English

shocking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौंकाने वाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُرَوِّع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шокирующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chocante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঘন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

choquant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengejutkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schockierend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショッキングな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충격적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggegirisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rất tồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धक्कादायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şok edici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scioccante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstrząsający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шокуючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șocant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκανδαλιστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skokkend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chockerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjokkerende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shocking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOCKING»

The term «shocking» is very widely used and occupies the 10.038 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOCKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shocking

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10 QUOTES WITH «SHOCKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shocking.
1
Ryan Adams
My intentions have been, and are always, to just really get behind what my ideas are musically and to just ride this thing out, cause it feels good, and I think for the most part it's good music. Even when it's not, I'd like to still search for something that could be even like a little bit mind-blowing or shocking to me.
2
Kevin J. Anderson
One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.
3
Skylar Astin
I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy.
4
Nicholson Baker
Wikipedia is just an incredible thing. It is fact-encirclingly huge, and it is idiosyncratic, careful, messy, funny, shocking and full of simmering controversies - and it is free, and it is fast.
5
Camilla Belle
I'd taken three years off to live as a normal person, so this was my first time back into it, and it was kind of shocking, but then it was fun.
6
Eric Betzig
What was shocking to us was that by spreading the energy out across seven beams instead of one, the phototoxicity went way down.
7
Selma Blair
I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it's not hurting anyone's feelings, I'm in on the joke.
8
Terry Bradshaw
I'm always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed.
9
Emily Browning
I need to push myself. I'm not saying that I just want to do anything that's shocking, but when you have that combination of a script that's really beautiful and extremely shocking, it's exciting for me.
10
Carla Bruni
I think it would be shocking for me to pretend not to have any past. And also, it would be a lie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOCKING»

Discover the use of shocking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shocking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Just Shocking!
SCORE: One point for each yes answer. 3-5: You are a shocking, shocking person! You will love this book. 1-2: You are quite shocking! You will love this book. 0: What a shocking score! You will love this book.
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton, 2008
2
Harley Quinn's Shocking Surprise
When villain Harley Quinn captures Robin during a criminal investigation, she plans to use him as bait to lure Batman into a trap.
Blake A. Hoena, Bob Kane, 2009
3
Shocking!: The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli
This book is the first comprehensive look at the work of this startling and innovative Paris fashion designer.
Dilys E. Blum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2003
4
The Girl Nobody Wants: A Shocking True Story of Child Abuse ...
Her emotional pain is as strong today as it was the day it began and will never leave her alone.“When I go to sleep it’s in my head and when I wake up I can see it in the mirror and I am only waiting to die.” A child abuse story that ...
Lilly O'Brien, 2012
5
"Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation ...
" Yet Schaefer's book shows us that it must be central to any understanding of the way Hollywood cinema operates. This groundbreaking work will open up an entirely new field of film history.
Eric Schaefer, 1999
6
Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, ...
In this imaginative new work, Adam Lowenstein explores the ways in which a group of groundbreaking horror films engaged the unsettling legacies of World War II, Hiroshima, and the Vietnam War.
Adam Lowenstein, 2013
7
Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish ...
What Albert Fish did to Grace Budd, and perhaps fifteen other young children, caused experts to pronounce him the most deranged human being they had ever seen.
Harold Schechter, 2009
8
Shocking Velocity
The central theme of the book is "Focused Changes to Critical Variables Create Superior Value.
Srikanth Srinivas, 2005
9
Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter's Account of the Civil ...
A reporter discusses his coverage of the civil rights movement, focusing on the death of Emmett Till.
Simeon Booker, 2013
10
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed ...
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the ...
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOCKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shocking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shocking CCTV of gang attacking man on Tower Bridge released by …
Shocking footage shows the 29-year-old man walking along the bridge from the south side after a friend's wedding when he is suddenly punched and kicked to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Game of Thrones season six to be more shocking than ever, says …
Shocking moment to shocking moment. Epic moment to epic moment. It's mental; it's epic. And definitely Dany's a part of it." She added that her character was on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Shocking video shows people driving wrong way up the M1
Shocking footage of dozens of drivers performing illegal u-turns to avoid a traffic jam on the M1 has been released by Northamptonshire Police. The CCTV ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
4
Shocking Small Heath Facebook video shows cat being ripped apart …
The shocking footage, which the Mail has decided not to publish, was taken by a passenger in a parked car in St Benedicts Road, Small Heath , just before 6pm ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
5
Flat mules and shocking pink: Armani Privé does 'boss-dressing'
Consider the Cannes ban on flats on the red carpet well and truly overruled. Giorgio Armani, master of red-carpet dressing, showed nothing else with his latest ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Wow! Check Out Lisa Lampanelli's Shocking 100-Pound Weight Loss
Since undergoing gastric sleeve surgery in 2012, Lisa Lampanelli has dropped more than 100 pounds and says the weight loss has given her a new lease on ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»
7
Former England and Chelsea star jailed for 'shocking and sickening …
The judge said the shocking footage showed how Mr Dixon launched an attack "out of the blue", which had drawn "a gasp" from jurors when first played to the ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
8
Shocking picture shows woman 'relieving herself' on busy city centre …
She isn't is she? The bizarre scene. This shocking picture shows a woman apparently preparing to relieve herself on a busy city centre street. The woman, who ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
ISIS video shows prisoner digging his own GRAVE before being …
Last week, shocking images emerged showing decapitated bodies strewn across blood-filled streets in Palmyra, close to Al-Qaryatayn after ISIS stormed the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
10
Substitute teacher appears to hit students with belt in shocking video
BRANDYWINE, Md. (MyFoxBoston.com) — A substitute teacher in Prince George's County, Maryland, is under fire after a shocking video surfaced that appears ... «My Fox Boston, May 15»

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