startle
verb (used with object)
to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
will be startling
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future progressiveof startle.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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The change to corporate culture, when it comes, will be startling.
From Forbes ● Jun. 27, 2013
Even if Google is way off--and I don't believe it is--the improvement in safety will be startling.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2013
In a reasonable time I will have a statement to make that will be startling in the extreme.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 by Harry Bates
"Ah! yes, my dearest," she answered, "no doubt the results will be startling, but whether any sensible increase of happiness, either to yourself or others, will be counted among them is open to question."
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet
The report will be startling, and also instructive.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
