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单词 startle
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startle

[ stahr-tl ]
/ ˈstɑr tl /
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verb (used with object), star·tled, star·tling.

to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock.

verb (used without object), star·tled, star·tling.

to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm.

noun

a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
something that startles.

Origin of startle

First recorded before 1100; Middle English stertlen “to rush, caper,” equivalent to stert(en) “to begin, start” (see start + -(e)len-le, or continuing Old English steartlian “to kick, struggle”

SYNONYMS FOR startle

1 scare, frighten, astonish.
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synonym study for startle

1. See shock1.

OTHER WORDS FROM startle

star·tle·ment, nounstartler, nounoutstartle, verb (used with object), out·star·tled, out·star·tling.un·star·tled, adjective

Words nearby startle

starting handle, starting price, starting rate, starting stalls, start in on, startle, startle colour, startle epilepsy, startle reflex, startling, start off
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British Dictionary definitions for startle

startle
/ (ˈstɑːtəl) /

verb

to be or cause to be surprised or frightened, esp so as to start involuntarily

Derived forms of startle

startler, noun

Word Origin for startle

Old English steartlian to stumble; related to Middle High German starzen to strut, Norwegian sterta to strain oneself
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