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| NOUN | 1 | startle, jump, start | A sudden involuntary movement |
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| VERB | 1 | startle, galvanize, galvanise | To stimulate to action |
| 2 | startle, jump, start | Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
| Sounds | staa'rtahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | A sudden involuntary movement. |
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| Synonyms | jump, start |
| Broader | reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction |
| Narrower | startle response, startle reaction; startle reflex, Moro reflex; wince, flinch |
| Verbs | startle |
| Meaning | To stimulate to action . |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something |
| Model | The bad news will startle him; The good news will startle her |
| Examples | "..startled him awake" |
| Synonyms | galvanize, galvanise |
| Broader | shock, stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback |
| Meaning | Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She startled when I walked into the room" |
| Synonyms | jump, start |
| Broader | move |
| Narrower | shy; boggle; rear back; jackrabbit |
| Nouns | startle |
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