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Word: startle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

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Verb:

  • To deter; to cause to deviate.
  • To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
  • To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

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