You startled me!
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Startled
//ˈstɑɹt.l̩d//
Synonyms for "startled" (28 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (14)
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Translations
17 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- geschrokken adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Finnish
2 entries- pelästynyt adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- säikähtänyt adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
French
2 entries- effarouché adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- surpris adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
German
1 entries- erschrocken adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Italian
1 entries- spaventato adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Romanian
1 entries- surprins adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Russian
3 entries- испу́ганный adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- испуга́вшийся adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- напу́ганный adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Spanish
3 entries- sobrecogido adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- sobresaltado adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- sorprendido adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Swedish
2 entries- skrämd adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
- överraska adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Ukrainian
1 entries- зля́каний adj (surprised and slightly frightened)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.
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These animals were startled by the noise of the fireworks.
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The cracking sound startled us.
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