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startling

[stahrt-ling, stahr-tl-ing]

adjective

  1. creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.



startling

/ ˈɑːٱɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing surprise or fear; striking; astonishing

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • startlingly adverb
  • unstartling adjective
  • ˈٲٱԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

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The site of Noem in a baseball hat and ballistic vest was startling, and Medina said she began to record her with her phone.

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At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Karen Bass made a startling claim.

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That was the startling moment where I realized I personally relate in my darkest moments to a studio executive more than I do a creative person in the industry in many ways.

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Yet in many ways, as startling as that might have seemed, his proposal fit right in with his drive to remove millions of people from the U.S. itself.

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He began by pairing the first work the 183-year-old orchestra had ever commissioned with a premiere of a startling new commission.

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