startled
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Verb
startled, past participle; startled, past tense; startling, present participle; startles, 3rd person singular present;
/ˈstärtl/,
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startled, past participle; startled, past tense; startling, present participle; startles, 3rd person singular present;
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Cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm
- - a sudden sound in the doorway startled her
- - he was startled to see a column of smoke
Web Definitions:
- 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"
- (startling) so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks"
- Extremely shocked