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verb
- 1. cause to feel sudden shock or alarm: "a sudden sound in the doorway startled her"
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STARTLE definition: 1. to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal: 2. to do…. Learn more.
The meaning of STARTLE is to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm). How to use startle in a sentence.
To startle is to jump, like when you're surprised. If you’re sneaking through a dark room and step on a sleeping dog’s tail — you might startle the dog. If she barks, that dog startles you right back!
STARTLE meaning: 1. to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal: 2. to do…. Learn more.
verb. If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. The telephone startled him. [VERB noun] Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. [VERB noun] The news will startle the City. [VERB noun] Synonyms: surprise, shock, alarm, frighten More Synonyms of startle.
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.
Startle definition: to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.. See examples of STARTLE used in a sentence.
verb. startled, startles, startling. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. American Heritage. To be startled. Webster's New World. To surprise, frighten, or alarm suddenly or unexpectedly; esp., to cause to start, or move involuntarily, as from sudden fright. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of startle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to suddenly surprise or frighten someone: The sound startled me. startled. adjective. a startled expression. (Definition of startle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of startle. in Chinese (Traditional) 使大吃一驚, 使受驚，使嚇一跳… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 使大吃一惊, 使受惊，使吓一跳… See more. in Spanish.
