1. (

• surprise

) cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" ;

2. (

• surprise

) come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" ;

3. (

• storm ,
• surprise

) attack by storm; attack suddenly ;

1. (

• surprising

) causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" ;