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Striking vs Satisfying - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between striking and satisfying

is that striking is making a strong impression while satisfying is that satisfies, gratifies, pleases or comforts.

As verbs the difference between striking and satisfying

is that striking is present participle of lang=en while satisfying is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun striking

is the act by which something strikes or is struck.

striking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making a strong impression.
  • :
  • *
  • *:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking . In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something strikes or is struck.
  • * 2012 , Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142)
    • We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?

    Anagrams

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    satisfying

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That satisfies]], [[gratify, gratifies, pleases or comforts.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert M. Pringle , title=How to Be Manipulative , volume=100, issue=1, page=31 , magazine= citation , passage=As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.}}

    Antonyms

    * dissatisfying * unsatisfying

    Verb

    (head)