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THUNDERSTRIKING
Verb
thunderstriking
present participle of thunderstrike
Adjective
thunderstriking (comparative more thunderstriking, superlative most thunderstriking)
(rare) Causing great amazement or shock.
Synonyms: astonishing, astounding, devastating, mind-blowing, stupefying
Source: Wiktionary
THUNDERSTRIKE
Thun"der*strike`, v. t. [imp. Thunderstruck; p. p. Thunderstruck, - strucken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.]
1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. drove before him, thunderstruck. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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