- Types Of Speech
- You can use startle as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Startle
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, e, l, r, s, and t, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter r. Startle starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters s, st, sta, star, start, and the ending characters are e, le, tle, rtle, artle, ..
- Definition
- A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Scrabble
- Is startle a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Startle in Pig Latin is said as "artlestay or artlestway".
- Unigram
- s | t | a | r | t | l | e
- Bigram
- st | ta | ar | rt | tl | le
- Trigram
- sta | tar | art | rtl | tle
- Quadrigram
- star | tart | artl | rtle
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a sudden involuntary movement;
"he awoke with a start"
- Verb Examples
- to stimulate to action ;
"..startled him awake";
"galvanized into action" - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
"She startled when I walked into the room"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affright | cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" |
| Alarm | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
| Alarm System | |
| Alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
| Alert | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
| Amaze | be a mystery or bewildering to "This beats me!" "Got me--I don''t know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
| Arouse | stop sleeping "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
| Astonish | affect with wonder "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" |
| Astound | affect with wonder "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" |
| Awake | stop sleeping "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Startle
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Startle | a sudden involuntary movement "he awoke with a start" |
| Starlet | a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star |
| Telstar |
View English words with the unique letters used in startle. Words With The Letters Aelrst
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jump | the act of jumping propelling yourself off the ground "he advanced in a series of jumps" "the jumping was unexpected" |
| Start | the act of starting something "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| Startle | a sudden involuntary movement "he awoke with a start" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inborn Reflex | |
| Innate Reflex | |
| Instinctive Reflex | |
| Physiological Reaction | |
| Reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Unconditioned Reflex |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Flinch | a reflex response to sudden pain |
| Moro Reflex | |
| Startle Reaction | |
| Startle Reflex | |
| Startle Response | |
| Wince | a reflex response to sudden pain |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traversal (9 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +6 | traversal | ||
| Startle (7 letters) | 7 | 8 | startle | ||
| Slater (6 letters) | 6 | 7 | salter | ||
| True Seal (9 letters) | |||||
| Laertes (7 letters) | 7 | 8 | laertes | ||
| Assaulter (9 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | assaulter | ||
| Saluter (7 letters) | 7 | 9 +1 | saluter | ||
| Salter (6 letters) | 6 | 7 | salter | ||
| Starlet (7 letters) | 7 | 8 | startle | ||
| Stealer (7 letters) | 7 | 8 | laertes | ||
| Wastrel (7 letters) | 10 +3 | 11 +3 | wastrel | ||
| Easterly (8 letters) | 11 +4 | 11 +3 | easterly | ||
| Serratula (9 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | serratula | ||
| Salt Tree (9 letters) | |||||
| Severalty (9 letters) | 15 +8 | 16 +8 | severalty | ||
| Saleratus (9 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | assaulter | ||
| Lustrate (8 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +2 | aelrsttu | ||
| Artless (7 letters) | 7 | 8 | artless | ||
| Serrulate (9 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | aeelrrstu | ||
| Starless (8 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | starless | ||
| Tearless (8 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | aeelrsst | ||
| Waterless (9 letters) | 12 +5 | 13 +5 | aeelrsstw | ||
| Stellar (7 letters) | 7 | 9 +1 | stellar | ||
| Artlessly (9 letters) | 12 +5 | 13 +5 | artlessly | ||
| Austerely (9 letters) | 12 +5 | 13 +5 | austerely |
Startle Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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