Definition of Striking
	Striking of Strike a. & n. from Strike, v. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. Related Definitions: Affecting, As, Forcible, From, Image, Impressive, Noticeable, Of, Or, Representation, Resemblance, Strike, Striking, Strong, Surprising, Very, With

Striking Quotations It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. Mark Twain There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. Henry David Thoreau Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. William Butler Yeats Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. Ambrose Bierce Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. Babe Ruth Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back. Babe Ruth As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy. Babe Ruth Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. Ludwig Wittgenstein Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. Honore de Balzac

Striking Translations striking in Dutch is snedig, juist, geprononceerd, raak striking in Finnish is osua striking in German is auffallend, anschlagend striking in Latin is offensio, praeclarus striking in Portuguese is golpear striking in Spanish is llamativo