startle
verb (used with object)
to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
will startle
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future tenseof startle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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When your cat jumps up to the counter, they'll land on the foil, and the noise and texture of the metallic sheet will startle them, causing them to jump back down.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2022
“I don’t believe the energy here is malevolent. Things will happen here that will startle me, but not harm me,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
This will startle any creature, mouse or man.
From Economist ● Feb. 22, 2018
“Hitting the snout of the shark with a hard object like your fist or an inanimate object will startle the shark,” says Burgess.
From Time ● Jul. 20, 2015
It will startle you just a little, the first time you see the great swarm of a bee-hive.
From The Children's Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
