startled

adjectiveverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈstɑːt.l̩d//
United States//ˈstɑɹt.l̩d//

Surprised and slightly frightened.

adjective

1
Surprised and slightly frightened.
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.

verb

1
Also a form of startlesimple past and past participle of startle

Forms

comparative: more startled
superlative: most startled

starter · Someone who starts, or who starts something.starting · The act of something that starts.startle · To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

startled · Surprised and slightly frightened.

startling · Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.starvation · A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.starve · To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

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