Definition of Striking

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Definition of Striking
	Striking of Strike a. & n. from Strike, v. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. Related Definitions: Affecting, As, Forcible, From, Image, Impressive, Noticeable, Of, Or, Representation, Resemblance, Strike, Striking, Strong, Surprising, Very, With

Striking Quotations

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Ronald Reagan

One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
Mark Twain

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Henry David Thoreau

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
William Butler Yeats

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
Ambrose Bierce

Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
Babe Ruth

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.
Babe Ruth

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
Babe Ruth

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see its separate forms jumbled together.
Jean-Luc Godard

Striking Translations

striking in Dutch is snedig, juist, geprononceerd, raak
striking in Finnish is osua
striking in German is auffallend, anschlagend
striking in Latin is offensio, praeclarus
striking in Portuguese is golpear
striking in Spanish is llamativo

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