Word "STARTLE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a sudden involuntary movement
Synonyms:
jump, start

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Synonyms:
jump, start
Examples:
She startled when I walked into the room

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
to stimulate to action
Synonyms:
galvanise, galvanize
Examples:
the loud noise startled him awake

Crossword Clues for STARTLE

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Make a shocking debut at short leg (7)
To stimulate to action (7)
Give one a fright (7)
Catch off guard Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2024
A surprise to begin with the French (7)
Somehow let rats return to cause alarm (7)
Alarm rattles disturb (7)
Give a shock to
Shock the French after beginning (7)
Give a sudden fright to (7)
Make someone jump beginning with the French
Cause a "!" to appear above a cartoon character's head, maybe
A light "Half the battle is to surprise" (7)
Feel alarm, beginning with the French (7)
Cause sudden alarm (7)
It will take me aback if you begin with the French!
Make (someone) jump The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2024
Surprise the Parisian after dawn The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2024
Alarm The Sun Two Speed 11 Jan 2024
Scare rattles Dicky The Sun Two Speed 11 Jan 2024
Open and some of the letters surprise you (7)
Surprise rats let confusion reign (7)
What a ghost might do to you New York Times 19 Nov 2023
React to a jump scare Universal 23 Sep 2023
Golfer falling back must absorb sharp shock The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jul 2023
Take by surprise Thomas Joseph 17 Jul 2023
Catch off guard Thomas Joseph 15 Jun 2023
Give a fright New York Times 13 Jun 2023
Surprise The Telegraph Quick 30 Mar 2023
Surprise opening sale with initial 50 per cent reduction The Times Cryptic 09 Sep 2022
Surprise the French after kick-off The Times Cryptic 08 Aug 2022
Shock, alarm The Times Concise 03 Mar 2022
Surprise from hiding LA Times Daily 01 Feb 2022
Surprise from hiding The Washington Post 01 Feb 2022
Shock the French after kick-off?
Shock the French after kick-off? The Guardian Cryptic 18 Jan 2022
Key leader removed fencing — bitter shock?
Key leader removed fencing — bitter shock? The Guardian Cryptic 11 Nov 2021
Scare suddenly Universal 09 Oct 2021
Cause to jump suddenly Newsday 24 Aug 2021
Surprise final scene ends after dawn
Rock idol talked oddly The Telegraph Toughie 20 May 2021
Surprise The Telegraph Quick 12 Apr 2021
Upset celebrity discounting a rumour
Scare The Telegraph Quick 17 Jan 2021
Set off an alarm? The Washington Post Sunday 27 Dec 2020
Cause alarm The Telegraph Quick 21 Sep 2020
Begin extremely late causing alarm
Spook LA Times Daily 30 May 2020
Spook The Washington Post 30 May 2020
Roget's gutted to be found in stereotypical shock . . . .
Frighten in heartless manner with cunning intervention
Take by surprise Eugene Sheffer 25 Dec 2019
Shock New York Times 22 Oct 2019
Shock
Cause to jump Newsday 13 Oct 2019
Take by surprise The Telegraph Quick 14 Sep 2019
Lets art building with alarm Irish Times Crosaire 24 Aug 2019
Surprise the Parisian after dawn
Surprise or alarm The Sun Two Speed 05 Aug 2019
In bravest art, learn to shock The Sun Two Speed 05 Aug 2019
Shock rattles horrendously The Sun Two Speed 01 Jul 2019
Surprise, as Leeds and Leicester do The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Jun 2019
Surprise the French after kick-off
Scare off -- right time to get involved? The Telegraph Toughie 12 Feb 2019
Shock rattles terribly The Sun Two Speed 03 Jan 2019
Alarm The Sun Two Speed 27 Dec 2018
Scare rattles Dicky The Sun Two Speed 18 Aug 2018
Alarm New York Times 10 Jul 2018
Surprise the Parisian after dawn
Alarm
Catch unaware New York Times 28 Oct 2017
... surprise celebrity story -- article's dropped The Telegraph Toughie 05 Oct 2017
Alarm's gone off, keeping right time The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Aug 2017
Catch off guard Wall Street Journal 20 Jun 2017
Let off lead, goes over to frighten The Telegraph Toughie 02 May 2017
Frighten Universal 01 May 2017
Scare suddenly Newsday 24 Apr 2017
Alarm The Telegraph Quick 31 Jan 2017
Astonish The Telegraph Quick 26 Jan 2017
Catch unaware
Frighten
Trigger the French alarm
Frighten suddenly USA Today 05 Nov 2016
Catch off-guard USA Today 22 Jun 2016
Leading story, not a surprise
Shock LA Times Daily 20 Mar 2016
Latter's shocked and upset
Catch off-guard
Look around Italy, regularly getting surprise The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Dec 2015
Shock found the French being supportive The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Dec 2015
Shock, alarm The Times Concise 14 Dec 2015
Cause to jump USA Today 04 Dec 2015
Amaze, as Lennon and Led Zep do? The Telegraph Toughie 13 Nov 2015
Rock idol talked unevenly The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Sep 2015
Frighten suddenly
Cause to jump
Alarm from empty resort installed in flat
Begin at the outer line, and... surprise!
Surprise
Scare suddenly
Take by surprise
Surprise rattles Dicky
Rising golfer absorbs sharp shock
Alarm
Alarm
Leading light let off alarm …
Alarm
Frighten
Scare suddenly
Surprise with a "Boo!"
Give a fright
Shake up
Scare
Surprise with a "Boo!"
Scare
Suddenly spook
Give a turn
Say "Boo!" to, say
Say "Boo!" to, say
Alarm
Catch off guard
Catch off guard
Spook
Say "Boo!" to
Catch off-guard
Take by surprise
Say "Boo!" to
Make the hair stand on end
Curl one's hair?
Jolt
Surprise
Shake up
Surprise
Shake up
Jolt
Cause to jump
Shake up
Cause to jump
Frighten
Frighten
Scare suddenly
Surprise suddenly
Take aback
Shake up
Catch unaware
Catch off guard
Surprise
Cause to jump
Rouse by sudden alarm
Take by surprise
Take back
Excite suddenly
Catch unawares
Frighten.
Surprise.
Frighten suddenly.
Take unawares.
Alarm suddenly.
Alarm.
Scare.
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