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Startling vs Sticking - What's the difference?

startling | sticking |

As verbs the difference between startling and sticking

is that startling is while sticking is .

As an adjective startling

is likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

As a noun sticking is

a sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.

startling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 27 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.}}

    Synonyms

    * alarming

    Derived terms

    * startlingly

    sticking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.
  • * 1997 , Gary Cook, Teaching percussion (page 72)
    • Too often the beginning student finds it more difficult to observe the stickings when reading single beats or duple beat divisions (e.g., quarter notes and eighth notes in 4/4 time) than if he or she alternated freely from hand to hand.

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