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startle

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verb

star·​tle ˈstär-tᵊl How to pronounce startle (audio)
startled; startling ˈstärt-liŋ How to pronounce startle (audio)
ˈstär-tᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm)
the baby startles easily

transitive verb

: to frighten or surprise suddenly and usually not seriously
startlement noun

startle

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noun

: a sudden mild shock (as of surprise or alarm)

Example Sentences

Verb I'm sorry that I startled you. the lightning startled the children and sent them scurrying for cover
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Upon initial application to the lip line, the liquid consistency of this brow tint looks to be extremely dark at first — which may startle some. Chelsea Avila, Allure, 1 July 2022 The effect is unexpected enough to startle anyone out of a political stupor, and serves to make the protagonist in question immediately identifiable and memorable. New York Times, 26 May 2022 As a friendly reminder: no bright colors, so as not to startle the birds. Jason Siegel, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 These designs startle a predator into rethinking an attack, allowing escape or making the moth appear too big to handle. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022 Sharp, sudden dropoffs and debris under the water can startle or entangle people, Werneth said, leading to panic and drowning. Forrest Brown, CNN, 3 July 2022 But there is one, officially dedicated 60 years ago, whose design is so strong and bold as to startle even the most agitated passenger. Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Again, no need to prove anything, or startle the crows on the wire outside my house. Josh Max, Forbes, 16 June 2022 But, when Rowe set the pistol down, the movement seemed to startle Paulson, who fired off a three-round burst from his Soviet-era rifle. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2022
Noun
And while Levins, 32, of Frankfort, acknowledged the animals may play into some people’s phobias, a startle can be the start of a conversation with one of Crosstown’s handlers. Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021 Those penguins themselves had something of the startle of art — the reveal of the ever-present real that’s hidden, paradoxically, by information. New York Times, 8 July 2020 Many of their primitive reflexes, such as sucking and the startle reflex, will remain at this age. New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 The initial visual startle of her work quickly becomes subcutaneous in feeling: the realm of fantasy and superstition. Megan O’grady, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 Oh, there are some startles and blood-curdling screams, but that’s mostly from the guests. Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2019 Landon Hawkins is a riot as dour and petulant sister Mary Bennet, whose lurking startles everyone, and uncomplicatedly upbeat as sister Jane’s suitor Bingley, who’s treated literally like a puppy. Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019 By the early '90s, psychiatrists treating urban residents were diagnosing sleep disorders, extreme startle responses, flashbacks, lost hope for the future, homelessness, alcoholism, suicide and even biochemical changes in the brain. John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018 And by reducing wild startles, swaddling reduces night wakings. Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English stertlen, frequentative of sterten to start

First Known Use

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1603, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of startle was in 1530

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