startle

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As a verb startle

is to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

As a noun startle

is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

As nouns the difference between startle and gliff

is that startle is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger while gliff is (uk|scotland|dialect) a transient glance.

As a verb startle

is (label) to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

As nouns the difference between startle and startler

is that startle is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger while startler is one who, or that which, startles.

As a verb startle

is (label) to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

As a verb startle

is (label) to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

As a noun startle

is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

As an adjective spookish is

(informal) frightening or unnerving in the manner of something eerie or supernatural; spooky.

As verbs the difference between startle and astart

is that startle is (label) to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start while astart is (obsolete) to cause to start; startle; start up; jump.

As a noun startle

is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

As verbs the difference between startle and effray

is that startle is to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start while effray is to frighten, startle.

As a noun startle

is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

As nouns the difference between startle and startlement

is that startle is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger while startlement is an instance of being startled; surprise.

As a verb startle

is (label) to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

As a verb startle

is (label) to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

As a noun startle

is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

As an adjective unstartled is

not startled.