• the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
• the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient trait
• sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his Striking good looks always created a sensation"

'Striking' in other languages