startling
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lɪŋ, ˈstɑrDictionary.com Unabridged
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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startle (ˈstɑːtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| startling (ˈstɑːtlɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| causing surprise or fear; striking; astonishing | |
| 'startlingly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
They follow one another so quickly and approach a hidden goal with such inconceivable certainty, that it is really startling.
It was a startling illustration of the scale of the hunt.
The implications of this number are pretty startling.
They reflect the startling range of the directions the human mind will take starting from the same spot on the ground.
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