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[ adjective ] excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
Examples "students startled by the teacher's quiet return" "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons" "her startled expression" Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)A second scene flashed before his mind , the interior of the garage at the new house and the young Bartlett girl turning startled to meet him , the dim dark and the sudden confusion and fear and then the brightness as Mae had clicked on the light . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)The startled animal let_out a terrified squeal and thrashed around in the stall . Related terms |
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