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STARTLING
startling
(adjective) so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; “Sydney’s startling new Opera House”; “startling news”; “startling earthquake shocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
startling
Present participle and gerund of startle.
Adjective
startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)
Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
Synonym: alarming
Noun
startling (plural startlings)
A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
Anagrams
• rattlings
Source: Wiktionary
STARTLE
Star"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Startled; p. pr. & vb. n. Startling.] Etym: [Freq. of start.]
Definition: To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction Addison.
Star"tle, v. t.
1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke.
2. To deter; to cause to deviate. [R.] Clarendon.
Syn.
– To start; shock; fright; frighten; alarm.
Star"tle, n.
Definition: A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. After having recovered from my first startle, I was very well pleased with the accident. Spectator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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