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startled

Speech parts

1. startled - Adjective

2. startled - Verb

4. startled - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Startle

Source: Webster's dictionary

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students startled by the teacher's quiet return Source: Internet

the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons Source: Internet

her startled expression Source: Internet

A beaver skeleton A beaver skeleton They are known for their alarm signal: when startled or frightened, a swimming beaver will rapidly dive while forcefully slapping the water with its broad tail, audible over great distances above and below water. Source: Internet

A canister of the fluid fell out just as a startled child dropped four baby turtles into the sewer. Source: Internet

Across town, Harry Hill and Grayson Perry pulled startled expressions at the Magda Archer x Marc Jacobs collaboration at Harvey Nichols, though Perry later called the collaboration “very covetable”. Source: Internet

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