Definitions for startles

startles star·tle

Spelling: [stahr-tl]
IPA: /ˈstɑr tl/

Startles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 307 anagrams from letters in startles (aelrsstt).

Definitions for startles

noun

  1. a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
  2. something that startles.

verb (used with object)

  1. to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
  2. to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock.

verb (used without object)

  1. to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm.

Origin of startles

before 1100; Middle English stertlen to rush, caper, equivalent to stert(en) to start + -(e)len -le, or continuing Old English steartlian to k

Examples for startles

The swiftness of the movement was aggressive enough to startle.

The group acknowledged that the tactic “was meant to startle people.”

I expect to learn something that will startle the Director of Police.

Oh, my dear,” exclaimed Mrs. Malling, “how you did startle me.

On a question so vast and vital you are bound to startle by any little measure.

It did not startle him; indeed, he was in a mood when nothing could have caused him wonder.

The desire had been strong enough to startle him, to warn him.

If the old man made no will, I'll maybe have summat to say as may startle them a gay bit.

I say I caught myself, but enough had escaped to startle the man.

They startle viewers, rouse viewers, occasionally put off and occasionally turn on viewers.

Word Value for startles
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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