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startle
a sudden involuntary movement - he awoke with a start • Syn: jump, start • Derivationally related forms: start (for: start), jumpy (for: jump), jump (for: jump) • Hypernyms: reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction • Hyponyms: startle response, startle reaction, startle reflex, Moro reflex, wince, flinch
1. to stimulate to action (Freq. 9) - ..startled him awake - galvanized into action • Syn: galvanize, galvanise • Derivationally related forms: galvaniser (for: galvanise), galvanization (for: galvanize), galvanizer (for: galvanize), galvanisation (for: galvanise) • Hypernyms: shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something - The bad news will startle him - The good news will startle her 2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm - She startled when I walked into the room • Syn: jump, start • Derivationally related forms: start (for: start), jump (for: jump) • Hypernyms: move • Hyponyms: shy, boggle, rear back, jackrabbit • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something
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