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verb (used with object)
1.
to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
2.
to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock.
verb (used without object)
3.
to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm.
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Startled
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
noun
4.
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
5.
something that startles.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English stertlen to rush, caper, equivalent to stert(en) to start + -(e)len -le, or continuing Old English steartlian to kick, struggle
before 1100; Middle English stertlen to rush, caper, equivalent to stert(en) to start + -(e)len -le, or continuing Old English steartlian to kick, struggle
Related forms
star·tle·ment, noun
star·tler, noun
out·star·tle, verb (used with object), out·star·tled, out·star·tling.
un·star·tled, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Depending upon where they end up, they may be startled to discover that they still need to do these things.
- Most of us, non-fanatics on both sides, were startled by this story.
- And she spent all of her first week of life nodding off under the heat lamp, then being startled back awake.
WordNet
| startled | |
adjective | |
| excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression" |
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