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View usage for: (stɑːʳtəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense startles, present participle startling, past tense, past participle startledverbIf something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. The telephone startled him. [VERB noun] Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. [VERB noun] The news will startle the City. [VERB noun] Synonyms: surprise, shock, alarm, frighten More Synonyms of startle startled adjective Martha gave her a startled look. startle in British English (ˈstɑːtəl) verbto be or cause to be surprised or frightened, esp so as to start involuntarily Derived forms startler (ˈstartler) noun Word origin Old English steartlian to stumble; related to Middle High German starzen to strut, Norwegian sterta to strain oneself startle in American English (ˈstɑrtəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈstartled or ˈstartling1. to surprise, frighten, or alarm suddenly or unexpectedly; esp., to cause to start, or move involuntarily, as from sudden fright noun3. a start or shock, as of surprise or fright Derived forms startler (ˈstartler) noun startling (ˈstartling) adjective startlingly (ˈstartlingly) adverb Word origin ME stertlen, to rush, stumble along, freq. of sterten: see start Examples of 'startle' in a sentencestartle In other languagesstartle British English: startle / ˈstɑːtl/ VERB If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises you and frightens you slightly. The sound of his voice startled her. - American English: startle
- Arabic: يُذْهِلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: assustar
- Chinese: 震惊
- Croatian: prepasti
- Czech: vylekat
- Danish: overraske
- Dutch: doen schrikken
- European Spanish: sobresaltar
- Finnish: pelästyttää
- French: faire sursauter
- German: erschrecken
- Greek: αιφνιδιάζω
- Italian: sorprendere
- Japanese: びっくりさせる
- Korean: 깜짝 놀라게 하다
- Norwegian: skremme overraske
- Polish: zaskoczyć
- European Portuguese: assustar
- Romanian: a surprinde
- Russian: испугать
- Latin American Spanish: sobresaltar
- Swedish: skrämma
- Thai: ทำให้สะดุ้ง
- Turkish: irkilmek
- Ukrainian: перелякати
- Vietnamese: làm giật mình
Chinese translation of 'startle' vt -
使吓(嚇)一跳 (shǐ xià yī tiào)
Definition to slightly surprise or frighten someone The telephone startled him. Synonyms agitate take (someone) aback make (someone) jump give (someone) a turn (informal) scare the bejesus out of (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to fill with fear We could not see what had alarmed him. Synonyms frighten, shock, scare, panic, distress, terrify, startle, rattle, dismay, daunt, unnerve, terrorize, put the wind up (informal), give (someone) a turn (informal), scare the bejesus out of (informal), make (someone's) hair stand on end Definition to terrify or scare Most children are frightened by the sight of blood. Synonyms scare, shock, alarm, terrify, cow, appal, startle, intimidate, dismay, daunt, unnerve, petrify, unman, terrorize, scare (someone) stiff, put the wind up (someone) (informal), scare the living daylights out of (someone) (informal), make your hair stand on end (informal), get the wind up, make your blood run cold, throw into a panic, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), freeze your blood, make (someone) jump out of their skin (informal), throw into a fright Definition to frighten or be frightened She's just trying to scare me. Synonyms frighten, alarm, terrify, panic, shock, startle, intimidate, dismay, daunt, terrorize, put the wind up (someone) (informal), give (someone) a fright, give (someone) a turn (informal), scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic) Additional synonymsDefinition to cause (someone) to experience extreme horror, disgust, or astonishment They were easily shocked in those days. Synonyms horrify, appal, disgust, outrage, offend, revolt, unsettle, sicken, agitate, disquiet, nauseate, raise someone's eyebrows, scandalize, gross out (slang), traumatize, give (someone) a turn (informal) |