startling

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑɹ.tl̩.ɪŋ/, /ˈstɑɹt.lɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑː.tl̩.ɪŋ/, /ˈstɑːt.lɪŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: start‧ling

Verb

startling

1. present participle and gerund of startle

Adjective

startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)

1. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

   Synonym: alarming

   • 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.

Derived terms

• startlingly

Translations

likely to startle

• Bulgarian: плашещ (bg) (plašešt), обезпокоителен (bg) (obezpokoitelen)
• Czech: překvapivý (cs) m
• Finnish: hätkähdyttävä
• German: überraschend (de), alarmierend (de), erschreckend (de), erstaunlich (de), schockierend (de), bestürzend (de)
• Italian: sconvolgente (it), sorprendente (it)
• Macedonian: вчудовиду́вачки (včudovidúvački), запрепасту́вачки (zaprepastúvački), вџасу́вачки (vdžasúvački)
• Norwegian: oppsiktsvekkende
• Spanish: sorprendente (es), alarmante (es)

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

1. A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
   • 1853, The Scottish Review:

     Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.

Anagrams

• rattlings