Look up: startle

1. startle
   [n] - a sudden involuntary movement 2. [v] - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm 3. [v] - to stimulate to action
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2. startle
   the physiological response to a sudden stimulus.This emergency state is produced by an increased secretion of adrenalin,which in turn causes an increase in blood pressure,in sweating,in heart rate,in respiration rate,and in muscular contraction Category: Medicine
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3. Startle
   Star'tle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Startled ; present participle & verbal noun Startling .] [ Freq. of start .] To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm;...
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4. Startle
   Star'tle transitive verb 1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. « The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us....
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5. Startle
   Star'tle noun A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. « After having recovered from my first startle , I was very well pleased with the accident.» Spectator.
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6. startle
   noun a sudden involuntary movement; `he awoke with a start`
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7. Startle
   • (n.) A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. • (v. t.) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. • (v. t.) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alar...
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