Definition for STRIK'ING

STRIK'ING, ppr.

  1. Hitting with a blow; impressing; imprinting; punishing; lowering, as sails or a mast, &c.
  2. adj. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible impressive; as, a striking representation or image.
  3. Strong; exact; adapted to make impression; as, a striking resemblance of features.

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