awe inspiring

Definition of awe inspiring in English English dictionary: Inspiring awe; awesome
The Taj Mahal is often considered to be an awe-inspiring sight.; Present participle of awe-inspire; tremendous; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"; emphasis If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening. The higher we climbed, the more awe-inspiring the scenery became. extremely impressive in a way that makes you feel great respect; {s} arousing reverence and respect, arousing fear and wonder, amazing in such a way as to make a person lightly afraid (e.g.: "New York city is an awe inspiring sight"); mythic
awe-inspiring grandeur: {i} magnificence which inspires a feeling of wonder

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awe in·spir·ing

ô înspayrîng

/ˈô ənˈspīrəɴɢ/ /ˈɔː ɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/

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