Associations to the word «Startle»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
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.
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.