startling
verbadjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈstɑː.tl̩.ɪŋ//
- United Kingdom//ˈstɑːt.lɪŋ//
- United States//ˈstɑɹ.tl̩.ɪŋ//
- United States//ˈstɑɹt.lɪŋ//
Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
verb
- 1
Also a form of startlepresent participle and gerund of startle
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.
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.
Forms
- plural
- startlings
- comparative
- more startling
- superlative
- most startling
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.starved · Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.