Added 7 October 2026 striking /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ noun Categories: ActionsEveryday Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about striking at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The physical coming together of two or more things. contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull The act of contacting one thing with another. repeated hitting raised a large bruise adjective Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect. a dramatic sunset 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 Related Words: impinginghithittingprominentcontactimpressiveoutstandingspectaculardramaticconspicuousobvioussalient Back to today's word