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shocking

/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The application of an electric shock.

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“Not the slightest, but yet it seems to me a shocking thing that a mere joke should lead to such consequences.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 39 · C1
Shocking, Watson, shocking!”
The Valley of Fear, p. 65 · C1
"There was something shocking about the man, Mr.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 11 · B2
Our months of partnership had not been so uneventful as he had stated, for I find, on looking over my notes, that this period includes the case of the papers of ex-President Murillo, and also the shocking affair of the Dutch steamship Friesland, which so nearly cost us both our lives.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 34 · C1

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