Startled

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Startle \Star"tle\ (st[aum]r"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Startled} (st[aum]r"t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Startling}
     (st[aum]r"tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.]
     To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
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           Why shrinks the soul
           Back on herself, and startles at destruction?
                                                    --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  startled
       adj : excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick
             involuntary movement; "students startled by the
             teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the
             startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "startled":
     affrighted, alarmed, alerted, aroused, bowled down, consternated,
     daunted, dismayed, disquieted, electrified, frightened,
     in a fright, in a funk, jarred, jolted, shaken, shocked, shook,
     staggered, taken aback