Startling
/ˈstɑɹ.tl̩.ɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
"Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of startle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
"That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season."
Adjective
- 1 so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm wordnet
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More examples"Doctors have discovered some startling facts."