Associations to the word «Startle»

Wiktionary

STARTLE, verb. (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

STARTLE, verb. (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

STARTLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To deter; to cause to deviate.

STARTLE, noun. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

STARTLE, noun. A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start".

STARTLE, verb. To stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action".

STARTLE, verb. Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room".

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

Leo Tolstoy