striking
adj/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/
Definitions
Making a strong impression.
- He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie.
- This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
On strike, taking part in industrial action.
- a striking employee
present participle and gerund of strike
- These included dildos, butt plugs and ball gags made from walrus tusks, canes and other striking implements created from reindeer antlers, and a line of fetish clothing made from the pelts of whatever animals happened to get in their way.
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The act by which something strikes or is struck.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at striking. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at striking. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at striking
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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