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startling

star·tling
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stahrt-ling, stahr-tl-ing]
    • /ˈstɑrt lɪŋ, ˈstɑr tl ɪŋ/
    • /ˈstɑː.tl̩ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahrt-ling, stahr-tl-ing]
    • /ˈstɑrt lɪŋ, ˈstɑr tl ɪŋ/

Definitions of startling word

  • adjective startling creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing. 1
  • verb with object startling to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm. 1
  • verb with object startling to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock. 1
  • verb without object startling to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm. 1
  • noun startling a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like. 1
  • noun startling something that startles. 1
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Parts of speech for Startling

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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startling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for startling

adj startling

  • alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • arrestive — tending to arrest
  • astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
  • astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
  • disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.

adjective startling

  • amazing — You say that something is amazing when it is very surprising and makes you feel pleasure, approval, or wonder.
  • frightening — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
  • histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
All 20 Synonyms of startling

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    a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body.
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