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striking

/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Causing a strong impression; impressive.

    - "The sunset provided a striking display of colors."
    - "The artist's latest painting was truly striking."
  • Verb

    Bringing about a stoppage or interruption of work, usually through a collective action by employees.

    - "The workers went on strike to demand better wages."
    - "The union called for a strike to protest against the management's decision."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with striking
frying , lying , spying , trying
Variants
List of all variants of striking that leads to same result
striking , strikingly , stricken , strike , strike it rich , strikes , strikes it rich , striking it rich , struck , struck it rich , striking distance , striking distances , in striking contrast to , in striking contrast to/with , in striking contrast with , stand in striking contrast to , stand in striking contrast to/with , stand in striking contrast with , mis-strike , mis-strikes , mis-striking , mis-struck , misstrike , misstrikes , misstriking , misstruck , strike down , strikes down , striking down , struck down , strike off , strikes off , striking off , struck off , strike out , strikes out , striking out , struck out , strike price , strike prices , striking price
Etymology
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From Old English strican ‘to rub, stroke’, from strīcan ‘to rub, stroke, anoint’. The meaning ‘to bring about a stoppage of work’ is from the late 15th century.

Trivia
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  1. The longest recorded labor strike in history was the 1888 Homestead Strike, which lasted for six months.

  2. The term 'strikebreaker' refers to a person who crosses a picket line during a labor strike to take the place of striking workers.

  3. The term 'scab' is a derogatory term used to refer to a strikebreaker.

Related Concepts
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  1. Labor strike: A labor strike is a collective action taken by workers to protest against unfair labor practices or demand better wages and working conditions.

  2. Sympathy strike: A sympathy strike is a strike taken by workers in support of another group of workers who are on strike.

  3. Wildcat strike: A wildcat strike is an unauthorized strike called by workers without the approval of their union leadership.

Culture
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The term 'striking' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict powerful and impressive scenes. In music, the term 'striking' is used to describe the sound produced when a key is pressed on a piano or a string is plucked on a guitar. In the context of labor, 'striking' refers to a collective action taken by workers to protest against unfair labor practices or demand better wages and working conditions.

How to Memorize "striking"

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