striking

Definitions of striking in various dictionaries:

noun - the physical coming together of two or more things

noun - the act of contacting one thing with another

verb - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

verb - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

verb - hit against

verb - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

verb - indicate (a certain time) by striking

verb - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

verb - stop work in order to press demands

verb - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

verb - attain

verb - produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

verb - cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

verb - find unexpectedly

verb - produce by ignition or a blow

verb - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

verb - cause to experience suddenly

verb - drive something violently into a location

verb - occupy or take on

verb - form by stamping, punching, or printing

verb - smooth with a strickle

verb - pierce with force

verb - arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

adj - sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

adj - having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.

verb - to come or cause to come into contact with