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
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
If all a man feels, sees, and hears be noted, the information gathered, coming from a stranger, will be startling to people who belong to his circle of friends.
From Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men by John William Harris
I know of course that this will be startling to you.
From The Mystery of Mary by Grace Livingston Hill
