startling

English

Verb

startling

present participle of startle

Adjective

startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)

Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
- 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎:
  That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.
Synonym: alarming

Derived terms

startlingly

Translations

likely to startle

Czech: překvapivý m
Finnish: hätkähdyttävä
German: überraschend (de), alarmierend (de), erschreckend (de), erstaunlich (de), schockierend (de), bestürzend (de)

Italian: sconvolgente (it), sorprendente (it)
Spanish: sorprendente m or f, alarmante (es)

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
  Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.

Anagrams

rattlings

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