shocking

[US]/'ʃɒkɪŋ/
[UK]/'ʃɑkɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing intense surprise, disgust, or horror; terrible
v. to feel intense surprise or disgust; to be shocked; to be in conflict

Phrases & Collocations

shocking news

shocking discovery

shocking behavior

thermal shock

shock absorber

shock resistance

electric shock

culture shock

thermal shock resistance

heat shock

in shock

shock absorption

hemorrhagic shock

heat shock protein

shock therapy

septic shock

shock tube

shock test

shock pressure

shock resistant

shock load

cold shock

oil shock

Example Sentences

a deeply shocking and painful discovery

she brought shocking news.

I've got a shocking cold.

His attitude was shocking to her.

The shocking revelations caused quite a storm.

Shocking crimes are now on the upswing.

the movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome.

a shocking exposé of a medical cover-up.

Her racy stories can be rather shocking.

We felt curious (as to) how she received the shocking news.

The report lays bare the shocking housing conditions in this city.

The shocking revelations finally woke me to the facts of the matter.

It’s shocking how he has gone to seed in last few years.

The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.

"We've become completely and utterly desensitise to the fact that breeding these deformed, disabled, disease-prone animals is either shocking or abnormal."

It is vibrating caulking forming by good quality binder.Good thermal conductivity,high compressive resistance,high anti-heat shocking ,unattackable,abrasion resistance,long service life.

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