intransitive verb. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.

intransitive verb. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. synonym: frighten.

intransitive verb. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.

noun. A sudden, brief episode of fear.

noun. A sudden, involuntary movement in response to something frightening or unexpected, such as a noise.

noun. A sudden movement or shock caused by surprise, alarm, or apprehension of danger; a start.

To start; manifest fear, alarm, surprise, pain, or similar emotion by a sudden involuntary start.

To wince; shrink.

To move suddenly, as if surprised or frightened.

To take to flight, as in panic; stampede, as cattle.

To take departure; depart; set out.

To cause to start; excite by sudden surprise, alarm, apprehension, or other emotion; scare; shock.

To rouse suddenly; cause to start, as from a place of concealment or from a state of repose or security.

intransitive verb. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

transitive verb. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

transitive verb. To deter; to cause to deviate.

noun. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

verb. To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

verb. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

verb. To deter; to cause to deviate.

noun. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

verb. to stimulate to action

verb. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

noun. a sudden involuntary movement

"Kim Kardashian: we am in startle that [Brittany] Murphy has died!"

frighten  

startled  startling  

ball over  blow out of the water  floor  shock  take aback  

astonish  bizarre  definite  extraordinary  ominous  

affright  alarm  alarm  alert  amaze  

startled  startles  startling