startled
Use Startled in a sentence
tl 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.
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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Startled
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —vb | |
| to be or cause to be surprised or frightened, esp so as to start involuntarily | |
| [Old English steartlian to stumble; related to Middle High German starzen to strut, Norwegian sterta to strain oneself] | |
| 'startler | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
She had the delicate, frightened look of a startled deer.
When people hear a loud sound they sometimes feel startled, and when they feel startled they usually blink their eyes.
Those findings startled the study's authors, who are sociologists at.
The couple was likely startled awake and trapped inside their tent with mere seconds to defend themselves.
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