striking

Etymology

adj

1. Making a strong impression.
   He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie.
   This worrisome tendency was on display in recent weeks as Israelis reacted with striking vehemence to remarks by UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro. February 6 2016, “Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace”, in The National, retrieved 2016-02-08
2. (non-comparable, of employees) On strike, taking part in industrial action.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of strike

noun

1. The act by which something strikes or is struck.
   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? 2012, Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense, page 142