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adjective
Date: 1714
causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment <a startling discovery> • startlingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
startling
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startling — ► ADJECTIVE 1) alarming. 2) very surprising or remarkable. DERIVATIVES startlingly adverb … English terms dictionary
startling — adj. startling to + inf. (it was startling to realize that we were completely cut off from the rest of the world) * * * [ stɑːtlɪŋ] startling to + inf. (it was startling to realize that we were completely cut off from the rest of the world) … Combinatory dictionary
startling — start|ling [ˈsta:tlıŋ US ˈsta:rt ] adj very unusual or surprising ▪ Paddy s words had a startling effect on the children. ▪ a startling discovery it is startling to do sth ▪ It is startling to read that his father never visited him in hospital.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
startling — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)təlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is startling is so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise. Sometimes the results may be rather startling. ...startling new evidence... His hair was dyed a… … English dictionary
Startling — Startle Star tle (st[aum]r t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Startled} (st[aum]r t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Startling} (st[aum]r tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.] To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. [1913 Webster] Why shrinks the soul… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
startling — adj. Startling is used with these nouns: ↑announcement, ↑clarity, ↑conclusion, ↑contrast, ↑discovery, ↑effect, ↑insight, ↑realization, ↑revelation, ↑shade, ↑speed, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
startling — star|tling [ startlıŋ ] adjective surprising or very unusual: Nobody made any response to his startling suggestion. ╾ star|tling|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
startling — adjective very unusual or surprising: Paddy s words had a startling effect on the children. startlingly adverb: startlingly pale … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
startling — adjective startling news awaited him at Naples Syn: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning; extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic; disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting;… … Thesaurus of popular words
