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startling

 
Adjective startling has 1 sense
  1. startling - so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks"
    Antonym:
    unsurprising (indirect, via surprising)
Verb startle has 2 senses
  1. startle, galvanize, galvanise - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
    --1 is one way to shock, stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback
    Sample sentences:
    The bad news will startle him
    The good news will startle her
  2. startle, jump, start - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
    --2 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun startle1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
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