How is it possible to startle a person so easily? It is really not nice to startle people.. Please stop trying to startle me... The whistle always seemed to startle me. This is how you use the word startle correctly
A startle is better than getting scared, since getting scared is a massive startle, but a startle is just a miniscule scare.
The past tense of startle is startled.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." "Nature watchers must be careful not to startle the wary animals."
Both frighten and startle mean to scare Examples: When I am home alone, unfamiliar sounds startle me. When I am home alone, unfamiliar sounds frighten me.
No. Startle is a verb. The adverb form is "startlingly."
Sounding the horn is not recommended because it may startle other drivers.
Sparkle, chortle
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"The aim of any type of reprimand is to startle the animal, not to punish it."
A startling statement is one that surprises the listener.