surprise
/sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/ interjection C2- Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself. · "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"
- Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.
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Alice noticed with some surprise that the pebbles were all turning into little cakes as they lay on the floor, and a bright idea came into her head.
But here, to Alice’s great surprise, the Duchess’s voice died away, even in the middle of her favourite word ‘moral,’ and the arm that was linked into hers began to tremble.
The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise.
“Wouldn’t it really?” said Alice in a tone of great surprise.
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