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. [1913 Webster] Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? --Addison. [1913 Webster] 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
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