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surprise
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[ verb ] take unawares or by surprise; cause to be surprised
Examples "The news really surprised me" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Still , the sensation always surprised him . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)I was ready to jump but when Ma said she 'd get the whisky it surprised him like it surprised me , and he ran_down . I was ready to jump but when Ma said she 'd get the whisky it surprised him like it surprised me , and he ran_down . She had surprised Hans like she had surprised me when she said she 'd go , and_then she surprised him again when she came_back so quick like she must have , because when I came_in with the snow she was there with a bottle with three white feathers on its label and Hans was holding it angrily by the throat . She had surprised Hans like she had surprised me when she said she 'd go , and_then she surprised him again when she came_back so quick like she must have , because when I came_in with the snow she was there with a bottle with three white feathers on its label and Hans was holding it angrily by the throat . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)The young banker looked at him with a certain surprise , and then he said flatly : `` I'm afraid I can't tell you anything in_particular about Kent_House . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)To Voltaire 's surprise , however , their host gives them fresh clothes to put_on , opens his purse to lend them money and sits them down before a good dinner . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)She looked at him in surprise . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)He saw the surprise in her face , and laughed as_though it were the funniest expression he had ever seen . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She showed her surprise by tightening the reins and moving the gelding around so that she could get a better look at his face . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sudden unexpected event
Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The rangy , Albany ( Cal. ) native , a surprise slugging sensation for the Flock last year as_well as a defensive whiz , set `` improved fielding '' as his 1961 goal . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was not going_to lose the mission by default , and whatever reason Kayabashi had for bringing his little sight-seeing group to the mission , he was going_to be in_for a surprise . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)They had protested that that was n't any surprise . Related terms change shock eye_opener bombshell stunner peripeteia coup_de_theatre storm |
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[ verb ] take unawares
Examples "She surprised the couple" "He surprised an interesting scene" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)She started back for the house , saw a light in the office , opened the door and surprised a domestic little scene which was far outside the dark realm of murder or attempted murder . |
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