startle

Определение startle в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start; A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger; To deter; to cause to deviate; To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise; {v} to start, shrink, fright, be frightened; {n} a start, shock, impression, sudden alarm; a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" to stimulate to action ; "; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"; If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. The telephone startled him The news will startle the City. + startled star·tled Martha gave her a startled look. to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked; to stimulate to action ; "; to stimulate to action ; " startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; {f} cause to move suddenly; surprise, frighten, alarm; be surprised or frightened; a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room; startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room; startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
startle reflex: a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
startle response: a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
startled: Simple past tense and past participle of startle
startled: Extremely shocked
startling: Likely to startle; surprising; shocking
startling: Present participle of startle
startlingly: In a startling manner; in a manner that startles; surprisingly; shockingly
startled: past of startle
startled: excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression
startling: {s} causing to move suddenly; surprising, alarming, frightening
startling: so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks
startling: Something that is startling is so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise. startling new evidence. very unusual or surprising
startlingly: surprisingly, alarmingly, frighteningly
startlingly: in a startling manner; "a startlingly modern voice
startlingly: In a startling manner
startlingly: in a startling manner; "a startlingly modern voice"