startles

We have found lemma(root) word of startles : startle.

Definitions


[ˈstɑːtl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause to feel sudden shock or alarm
(e.g: a sudden sound in the doorway startled her)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English steartlian ‘kick, struggle’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper’ (typically said of cattle), whence ‘cause to react with fear’ (late 16th century)




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