Definition
Causing awe in someone; inspiring wonder, reverence, or fearful respect in another person.
Etymology
From awe (Old English ege, originally meaning 'fear') + -ing (present participle suffix). The word preserves the original sense of awe as something that makes you feel both fear and wonder.
Kelly Says
Awe is one of those emotions science is just starting to understand—it's neither quite fear nor quite joy, and 'aweing' captures that uniquely human response to something vast.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስደንገኛ
as-de-n-ge-nya
CACatalà
impressionant
im-pres-sio-nan-t
CSČeština
ohromující
oh-ro-moo-y-uchi
DADansk
beundringsværdig
be-un-dring-svær-dig
DEDeutsch
beeindruckend
bye-in-dru-ken-d
ELΕλληνικά
θαυμαστικό
tha-mas-ti-ko
ESEspañol
impresionando
im-pre-sion-an-doh
FAفارسی
بهت آور
beh-ta-var
FISuomi
vakuuttava
va-kuu-t-ta-va
FRFrançais
impressionnant
im-pre-syon-nan
HIहिन्दी
प्रभावित
pra-bha-vit
HUMagyar
megnyerő
meg-nyer-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
menakjubkan
me-na-kjub-kan
ITItaliano
impressionante
im-pres-sio-nan-teh
MRMR
आश्चर्यकारक
aash-charya-kar-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
memuaskan
me-mu-as-kan
NLNederlands
beïnvloedend
bey-n-vlo-e-den-d
NONorsk
beundraverdig
be-un-dra-ver-dig
PAPA
ਦਿਲ Stochastic
dil stochastic
PLPolski
oszałamiający
os-za-lam-ia-y-chi
PTPortuguês
impressionante
im-pres-sio-nan-teh
RORomână
impresionant
im-pre-sion-an-t
RUРусский
поражающий
po-ra-zha-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
häpnadsväckande
hap-nads-vack-an-deh
SWKiswahili
kuvutia
ku-vu-ti-a
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பு
chi-rap-pu
TLTL
napakalaki
na-pa-ka-la-ki
TRTürkçe
etkileyici
et-ki-ley-i-chi
UKУкраїнська
вражаючий
vra-zhay-u-chiy
URاردو
بہت خوب
beh-t khoob
VITiếng Việt
đáng kinh ngạc
dang kinh ngac
ZH中文
令人敬畏
ling-ren-jing-wei
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo