Awing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inspire awe in

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɛndz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪkəntˈeɪdʒəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪkəntˈeɪdʒəsnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɛndz/.

Examples

The famous professor awed the undergraduates
New York is an amazing city
the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

awesome awe-inspiring awe awful amazing

Parts of Speech

verb	inspire awe in “The famous professor awed the undergraduates”
adjective	inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville “New York is an amazing city”

Word Forms

awe

noun

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ehrfürchtig

wecken Ehrfurcht

🇫🇷French

impressionnant

inspirer le respect

🇪🇸Spanish

impresionante

inspirar asombro en

🇳🇱Dutch

ontzagwekkend

ontzag inboezemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

admirado

inspirar admiração em

🇷🇺Russian

трепет

внушать трепет в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जागना

विस्मय को प्रेरित करें

🇮🇳Tamil

awwing

பிரமிப்பைத் தூண்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్మయం

లో విస్మయాన్ని కలిగిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવિંગ

માં ધાક પ્રેરિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ಮಯ

ವಿಸ್ಮಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവിങ്ങ്

വിസ്മയം ജനിപ്പിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敬畏

激发敬畏

🇯🇵Japanese

畏怖の念を抱く

畏怖の念を抱かせる

🇰🇷Korean

경이로움

경외감을 불러일으키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh khủng

truyền cảm hứng kinh ngạc trong

🇹🇭Thai

เกรงกลัว

สร้างแรงบันดาลใจให้น่าเกรงขาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menakjubkan

menginspirasi kekaguman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رهيبة

إلهام الرهبة في

🇮🇷Persian

سایبان

ایجاد هیبت در

🇹🇷Turkish

hayranlık uyandıran

hayranlık uyandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

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