Word Frequency
Translations for 'startle'
- British English: startle
If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises you and frightens you slightly.The sound of his voice startled her.ˈstɑːtl VERB - Arabic: يُذْهِلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: assustar
- Chinese: 震惊
- Croatian: prepasti
- Czech: vylekat lekat
- Danish: overraske
- Dutch: doen schrikken
- European Spanish: sobresaltar
- Finnish: pelästyttää
- French: faire sursauter
- German: erschrecken
- Greek: αιφνιδιάζω
- Italian: sorprendere
- Japanese: びっくりさせる
- Korean: 깜짝 놀라게 하다
- Norwegian: skremmeoverraske
- Polish: zaskoczyć zaskakiwać
- Portuguese: assustar
- Romanian: a surprinde
- Russian: испугать
- Spanish: sobresaltar
- Swedish: skrämma
- Thai: ทำให้สะดุ้ง
- Turkish: irkilmek
- Ukrainian: перелякати
- Vietnamese: làm giật mình
Example Sentences Including 'startle'
He could see me clearly and from a long way off and I did nothing to startle him.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
I didn't want to do anything that might startle that bird into.THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
I only meant to startle him - teach him not to walk in the middle of these lanes.Unto The Grave
It's a bit faded now, but it still shouts loudly enough to startle passers-by.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
Marketing literature dealing with children and the elderly avoid red so as not to startle.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
Oh god in heaven, he had never guessed that they could be such torment; he, who'd thought there was nothing on earth left to startle him.THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001)
The atlatl's extravagant throwing action makes it more prone to wild shots, and can startle the prey.New Scientist (1999)
The story, read closely, may startle citizens who began it with only curiosity about our next prime minister.Toronto Sun (2003)
Well done the rest of you; you have pretty good startle reflexes.Doran - Child of Courage
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