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adjective
- 1. very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable: "he bore a startling likeness to their father"
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The meaning of STARTLING is causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment. How to use startling in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈstɑː.t ə lɪŋ / us / ˈstɑːr.t̬ ə lɪŋ / Add to word list. surprising and sometimes worrying: startling results. He made some startling admissions about his past. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surprising and shocking. against all expectations phrase. amaze. amazingly. astonish. dumbfoundingly. dynamite. earth-shaking.
Startling definition: creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.. See examples of STARTLING used in a sentence.
Synonyms for STARTLING: surprising, amazing, shocking, stunning, astonishing, wonderful, unexpected, astounding; Antonyms of STARTLING: unsurprising, common, ordinary, normal, usual, typical, customary, mundane.
Something that's startling is so unexpected that it shocks or surprises you. It would be startling to open your front door and see a clown standing there. Startling events or circumstances aren't necessarily frightening, though they can be.
Define startling. startling synonyms, startling pronunciation, startling translation, English dictionary definition of startling. v. star·tled , star·tling , star·tles v. tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
Something that is startling is so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise.
adjective. us / ˈstɑːr.t̬ ə lɪŋ / uk / ˈstɑː.t ə lɪŋ / Add to word list. surprising and sometimes worrying: startling results. He made some startling admissions about his past. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surprising and shocking. against all expectations phrase. amaze. amazingly. astonish. dumbfoundingly. dynamite. earth-shaking.
Definition of startling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ˈstɑːtlɪŋ / us. Add to word list Add to word list. making you feel very surprised: startling news. (Definition of startling from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of startling. in Chinese (Traditional) 驚人的, 令人震驚的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 惊人的, 令人震惊的… See more. in Spanish.
