startle

1. v. t. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Source: opted

2. v. t. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. Source: opted

3. v. t. To deter; to cause to deviate. Source: opted

4. n. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. Source: opted

5. n. a sudden involuntary movement Source: wordnet

6. v. to stimulate to action Source: wordnet

7. v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm Source: wordnet

8. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction Addison. 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. 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. Source: webster

9. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destructionAddison. Source: adambom

10. n:1/v:99 n. a sudden involuntary movement v. to stimulate to action v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm Source: ecdict

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