meaning of startle2

1. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
2.
To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
3.
To deter; to cause to deviate.
4.
A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
5.
a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a ">start"


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startle | startle reaction | startle reflex | startle response | startled | startling | startlingly | startlish |

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