Synonyms for startled

Grammar : Adj

Spell : stahr-tl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɑr tl

Définition of startled

Origin : c.1300, "run to and fro," frequentative of sterten (see start (v.)). Sense of "move suddenly in surprise or fear" first recorded 1520s. Transitive meaning "frighten suddenly" is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of start (v.). Related: Startled; startling.

adj frightened

Example sentences :

She was studying her material; and it must be confessed that they startled her not a little.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Yet there had been a look on her face when she saw those two which startled and hurt him.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

She had not seen the boy for two months, and the change in him startled her.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Out of the tail of his eye he could see that the rest of the Council were startled.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

This outburst from Mrs. Porter startled the girl; it was so passionate, so vehement.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

How would the first accent of his iron tongue have startled his resurrectionists!
Extract from : « A Bell's Biography » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

There was nothing in the coat now that could possibly have startled the girl or annoyed her.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She was startled and stood quietly, but breathing more quickly.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

The Chevrotte was gaily singing, and she plunged into it like a startled fawn.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

But the issue of Kniggrtz startled Napoleon and set France in ferment.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

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