awing

Definition of Awing in English :

Adjective

1. amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

Example Sentences:
'New York is an amazing city'
'the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight'
'the awesome complexity of the universe'
'this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath'
'Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Awing

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noun

1.

overwhelming wonder, admiration, respect, or dread

2. archaic

power to inspire fear or reverence

verb

3. (transitive)

to inspire with reverence or dread

Awing

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noun

1.

a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc.

2. Archaic

the power of inspiring intense fear or fearful reverence

3. Obsolete

dread

verb transitiveWord forms: awed or ˌawing

4.

to inspire awe in; fill with awe

Awing

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n.

1. A feeling of respect or reverence mixed with dread and wonder, often inspired by something majestic or powerful: "There was a fierce purpose in the gale ... that seemed directed at him, and made him hold his breath in awe" (Joseph Conrad).

2. Archaic

a. The power to inspire dread.

b. Dread.

tr.v. awed, aw·ing, awes

To fill with awe: tourists who are awed by the ancient monument.

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