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startle
star·tle S0713500 (stär′tl)v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr.1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten.v.intr. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.n.1. A sudden, brief episode of fear.2. A sudden, involuntary movement in response to something frightening or unexpected, such as a noise. [Middle English stertlen, to run about, from Old English steartlian, to kick; see ster- in Indo-European roots.] star′tling·ly adv.startle (ˈstɑːtəl) vbto 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] ˈstartler nstar•tle (ˈstɑr tl) v. -tled, -tling, n. v.t. 1. to disturb or agitate suddenly and usu. briefly, as by surprise or alarm. v.i. 2. to start involuntarily, as from surprise or alarm. n. 3. a sudden shock of surprise, mild alarm, or the like. [before 1100; Middle English stertlen to rush, caper =stert(en) to start + -(e)len -le] star′tle•ment, n. startle Past participle: startled Gerund: startling
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I startle | you startle | he/she/it startles | we startle | you startle | they startle |
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I startled | you startled | he/she/it startled | we startled | you startled | they startled |
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I am startling | you are startling | he/she/it is startling | we are startling | you are startling | they are startling |
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I have startled | you have startled | he/she/it has startled | we have startled | you have startled | they have startled |
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I was startling | you were startling | he/she/it was startling | we were startling | you were startling | they were startling |
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I had startled | you had startled | he/she/it had startled | we had startled | you had startled | they had startled |
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I will startle | you will startle | he/she/it will startle | we will startle | you will startle | they will startle |
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I will have startled | you will have startled | he/she/it will have startled | we will have startled | you will have startled | they will have startled |
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I will be startling | you will be startling | he/she/it will be startling | we will be startling | you will be startling | they will be startling |
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I have been startling | you have been startling | he/she/it has been startling | we have been startling | you have been startling | they have been startling |
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I will have been startling | you will have been startling | he/she/it will have been startling | we will have been startling | you will have been startling | they will have been startling |
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I had been startling | you had been startling | he/she/it had been startling | we had been startling | you had been startling | they had been startling |
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I would startle | you would startle | he/she/it would startle | we would startle | you would startle | they would startle |
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I would have startled | you would have startled | he/she/it would have startled | we would have startled | you would have startled | they would have startled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | startle - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"jump, startinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulusstartle reaction, startle response - a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactionsMoro reflex, startle reflex - a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legsflinch, wince - a reflex response to sudden pain | Verb | 1. | startle - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"galvanise, galvanizeball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" | | 2. | startle - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"jump, startmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"shy - start suddenly, as from frightboggle - startle with amazement or fearrear back - start with anger or resentment or in protestjackrabbit - go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement |
startleverb surprise, shock, alarm, frighten, scare, agitate, take (someone) aback, make (someone) jump, give (someone) a turn (informal), scare the bejesus out of (informal) The telephone startled him.startleverb1. To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock:electrify, jolt, shock.2. To fill with fear:affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify, terrify, terrorize.Archaic: fright.Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.3. To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual:amaze, astonish, astound, awe, surprise.Idioms: catch unawares, take aback.nounA sudden and involuntary movement:bolt, jump, start.Translationsstartle (ˈstaːtl) verb to give a shock or surprise to. The sound startled me. 使大吃一驚,震驚 使大吃一惊,震惊 startle
startle (one) out of (something)To cause one to come abruptly out of some state or condition due to a mild shock or fright. The sound of the backdoor slamming shut startled me out of sleep. I hope the large decline in sales has startled the directors out of their complacency. I snuck up behind Tommy so I could startle him out of his daydream.See also: of, out, startlestartle someone out of somethingto frighten someone very badly. (The something that may be lost may be expressed as wits, senses, ten years' growth, etc.) The explosion startled Polly out of her senses. I frightened myself out often years' growth.See also: of, out, startlestartle
startle (stăr′tĕl) [ME. sterten, stand up stiffly; move quickly] A response to a sudden stimulus marked by jerking body movements and some or all of the following: defensive posture, tremors, sweating, widened pupils, and a temporary increase in pulse and respiratory rates.STARTLE
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startle Related to startle: startle response, startle reflex, startle reactionSynonyms for startleverb surpriseSynonyms- surprise
- shock
- alarm
- frighten
- scare
- agitate
- take (someone) aback
- make (someone) jump
- give (someone) a turn
- scare the bejesus out of
Synonyms for startleverb to cause to experience a sudden momentary shockSynonymsverb to fill with fearSynonyms- affright
- alarm
- frighten
- panic
- scare
- scarify
- terrify
- terrorize
- fright
verb to impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusualSynonyms- amaze
- astonish
- astound
- awe
- surprise
noun a sudden and involuntary movementSynonymsSynonyms for startlenoun a sudden involuntary movementSynonymsRelated Words- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
- startle reaction
- startle response
- Moro reflex
- startle reflex
- flinch
- wince
verb to stimulate to actionSynonymsRelated Words- ball over
- blow out of the water
- floor
- shock
- take aback
verb move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarmSynonymsRelated Words- move
- shy
- boggle
- rear back
- jackrabbit
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