how to pronounce astonishing
/əsˈtɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
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astonishing is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of astonishing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… problem is astonishing this is the …”
meanings of astonishing
adjective:
- Causing astonishment.
verb:
- Present participle of astonish.
astonishing frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word astonishing occurs in english on average 5.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics astonishing can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that astonishing can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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