About The Word Startle
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Startle
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What's The Definition Of Startle?
[n] a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
[v] to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" [v] move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" Synonyms | Synonyms for Startle: galvanise | galvanize | jump | jump | start | start Related Terms | Find terms related to Startle: See Also | ball over | blow out of the water | boggle | flinch | floor | inborn reflex | innate reflex | instinctive reflex | Moro reflex | move | physiological reaction | rear back | reflex | shock | shy | startle reaction | startle reflex | startle response | stun | take aback | unconditioned reflex | wince Startle In Webster's Dictionary \Star"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Startled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Startling}.] [Freq. of start.]
To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at
destruction? --Addison.
\Star"tle\, v. t. 1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. --Locke. 2. To deter; to cause to deviate. [R.] --Clarendon. Syn: To start; shock; fright; frighten; alarm. \Star"tle\, n. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. After having recovered from my first startle, I was very well pleased with the accident. --Spectator. |
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