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star·tle
(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.
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startle
(ˈstɑːtəl)vb
to 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 n
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star•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.
star′tle•ment, n.
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startle
Past participle: startled
Gerund: startling
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| Noun | 1. | startle - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus startle 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 reactions Moro reflex, startle reflex - a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs |
| Verb | 1. | startle - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" ball 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" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shy - start suddenly, as from fright boggle - startle with amazement or fear rear back - start with anger or resentment or in protest jackrabbit - go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement |
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startle
verb 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.
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startle
verb2. To fill with fear:
Archaic: fright.
Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.
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Translations
يُذْهِلُيُذْهِل، يُفْزِع
vylekat
forskrækkeoverraske
hätkähtääkavahtaapelästyttääsäikähtää
prepasti
gera bilt viî
びっくりさせる
깜짝 놀라게 하다
izbiedētpārsteigt
vyľakať
prestrašiti
skrämma
ทำให้สะดุ้ง
làm giật mình
startle
[ˈstɑːtl] VT → asustar, sobresaltaryou quite startled me! → ¡vaya susto que me has dado!
it startled him out of his serenity → le hizo perder su serenidad
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startle
vt → erschrecken; animal also → aufschrecken; I was startled to see how old he looked → ich stellte entsetzt fest, wie alt er aussah
vi she startles easily → sie ist sehr schreckhaft
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startle
(ˈstaːtl) verb to give a shock or surprise to. The sound startled me.
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startle
→ يُذْهِلُ vylekat overraske erschrecken αιφνιδιάζω sobresaltar pelästyttää faire sursauter prepasti sorprendere びっくりさせる 깜짝 놀라게 하다 doen schrikken skremme zaskoczyć assustar испугать skrämma ทำให้สะดุ้ง irkilmek làm giật mình 震惊Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009