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startle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jump, start |
| Type of | reflex response, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action |
| Has types | flinch, moro reflex, startle reaction, startle reflex, startle response, wince |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | galvanise, galvanize |
| Type of | take aback, blow out of the water, floor, shock, ball over |
the loud noise startled him awake.
Examples of startle
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Imagine a train whistle loud enough to startle you even as blaring music played.
From the pe.com
Panic is a natural startle reaction that gets exaggerated and becomes prolonged.
From the psychcentral.com
This will startle him, and if done on a regular basis, he will connect the dots.
From the stltoday.com
We spotted him by the ice dispenser, but hung back, not wanting to startle him.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The lyric and Jepsen's delivery portray her in perpetual recovery from a startle.
From the npr.org
Hooks says that STARTLE could be useful for any robots in complex environments.
From the newscientist.com
As prey animals, rabbits are alert, timid creatures that startle fairly easily.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That may startle baby boomers who remember the school from their own college days.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Put aluminum foil on the counters, or aluminum pie plates that will startle a cat.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
- To stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
- Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
- The startle reaction, also called the startle response, startle reflex or alarm reaction, is the response of mind and body to a sudden unexpected stimulus, such as a flash of light, a loud noise (acoustic startle reflex), or a quick movement near the face. ...
- A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger; To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start; To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise; To deter; to cause to deviate
- To run as cattle stung by the gadfly.
