startle
verb (used with object)
to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
startler
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a word derived from
startle.
Example Sentences
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This startler of a show gave a sense of what an art world New Normal looked and felt like when it hit more than half a century ago.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
Another startler was the wig hat, on which a cascade of hibiscus blossoms fell from a black felt pillbox, making the wearer look like Harpo Marx in an unusually casual moment.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a regular startler and no mistake.”
From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
To a young person fresh from the land of greenbacks this careless manner of carting off solid silver is rather a startler.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 4: To California and Return by Artemus Ward
By George, it’s a startler, sir, and no mistake.”
From One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn
