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startled
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.startled (ˈstɑːtəld) adjsurprised; alarmedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | startled - 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"surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression" |
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