Meaning & Definition of Striking in English

1. The physical coming together of two or more things

• "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

2. The act of contacting one thing with another

• "Repeated hitting raised a large bruise"

• "After three misses she finally got a hit"

1. Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

• "A dramatic sunset"

• "A dramatic pause"

• "A spectacular display of northern lights"

• "It was a spectacular play"

• "His striking good looks always created a sensation"

2. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• "An outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"

• "A new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"

• "Salient traits"

• "A spectacular rise in prices"

• "A striking thing about picadilly circus is the statue of eros in the center"

• "A striking resemblance between parent and child"