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startle (verb)

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  • startle — ► VERB ▪ cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. DERIVATIVES startled adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «kick, struggle»; related to START(Cf. ↑start) …   English terms dictionary

  • startle — verb Startle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑movement …   Collocations dictionary

  • startle — verb cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. Derivatives startler noun Origin OE steartlian kick, struggle , from the base of start …   English new terms dictionary

  • startle — verb (T) to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked: You startled me! I didn t hear you come in. | startled to see/hear/learn etc: I was startled to see Amanda there …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • startle — verb naturally their screaming startled me Syn: surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, give someone a shock/fright/jolt, make someone jump; perturb, unsettle, agitate, disturb, disconcert, disquiet; informal give someone a turn, make someone jump out… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • startle — verb Syn: surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, shock, give someone a fright, make someone jump Ant: put at ease …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • startle — UK [ˈstɑː(r)t(ə)l] / US [ˈstɑrt(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms startle : present tense I/you/we/they startle he/she/it startles present participle startling past tense startled past participle startled to make a person or animal feel suddenly… …   English dictionary

  • startle — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)t(ə)l[/t]] startles, startling, startled VERB If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. [V n] The telephone startled him... [V n] Sorry, I didn t mean to startle you …   English dictionary

  • startle — 1. noun A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. 2. verb a) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Nothing could startle her, make her scold or make her cry. She did not… …   Wiktionary

  • startle — star|tle [ startl ] verb transitive to make a person or animal feel suddenly frightened or surprised by doing something they do not expect: Sorry, I didn t mean to startle you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • startle — [c]/ˈstatl / (say stahtl) verb (startled, startling) –verb (t) 1. to disturb or agitate suddenly by a surprise, alarm, or the like. 2. to cause to start involuntarily, as under a sudden shock. –verb (i) 3. to start involuntarily, as from a… …  

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