startle

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

startles

V_ing/Gerund

startling

V_ed/pp

startled

1.
(intransitive)To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
a horse that startles easily
2.
(transitive)To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
3.
(obsolete, transitive)To deter; to cause to deviate.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

startles

1.
A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

start alarm frighten scare surprise deterto move suddenly startto excite suddenly alarm, frighten, scare, surprisedeter deter

Cùng gốc / liên quan

startlementupstartlestartle upstartled startling skittish

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (to rush, stumble along), from Old English steartlian (to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble), equivalent to start + -le. Cognate with stirtla, stirtla. Compare also stertil. More at start.