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Word: Startle
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English steartlian ‘kick, struggle’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper’ (typically said of cattle), whence ‘cause to react with fear’ (late 16th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈstɑːtl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause to feel sudden shock or alarm
Short Definition:cause to feel sudden shock or alarm
Examples:- a sudden sound in the doorway startled her
- he was startled to see a column of smoke
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