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startle
[ stahr-tl ]
verb (used with object)
- to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
Synonyms: , ,
- to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock.
verb (used without object)
- to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm.
noun
- a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- something that startles.
startle
/ ˈ²õ³Ùɑ˳ÙÉ™±ô /
verb
- to be or cause to be surprised or frightened, esp so as to start involuntarily
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³Ù²¹°ù³Ù±ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ù²¹°ù·³Ù±ô±ð·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
- ²õ³Ù²¹°ù·³Ù±ô±ð°ù noun
- ´Ç³Ü³Ù·²õ³Ù²¹°ù·³Ù±ô±ð verb (used with object) outstartled outstartling
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of startle1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This wild and impolitic work startled civilized Parisian salons with what sounded like sheer ugliness.
I think maybe I startled it, and then when I blew the whistle, I for sure startled it, and I think it was just curious at that point.
What happened in the first quarter of this century is already being weaponized in a startling fashion in the second era of Donald Trump.
Around the corner, on Crosby Street, the people with RVs have been happy — if, initially, a bit startled — to see nearby restaurants, a supermarket and a gym bustling.
The deafening roar of the aircraft startled nearby livestock, sending cattle into panicked stampedes.
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