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verb
- 1. cause to feel sudden shock or alarm: "a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"
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Startle means to surprise a person or animal with something unexpected. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how to pronounce it.
Startle is a verb that means to move or jump suddenly, or to frighten or surprise someone. It can also be a noun that means a sudden mild shock. See synonyms, examples, word history and related articles.
Startle means to surprise a person or animal with something unexpected or shocking. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
Startle means to surprise or frighten someone suddenly or unexpectedly. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and pronunciation guides, and see examples from various sources.
Startle definition: to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.. See examples of STARTLE used in a sentence.
Startle means to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of startle in this online dictionary.
Origin of startle 1 First recorded before 1100; Middle English stertlen “to rush, caper,” equivalent to stert(en) “to begin, start” (see start + -(e)len -le , or continuing Old English steartlian “to kick, struggle”
