startle in the PONS Dictionary

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In the absence of friends, colleagues, parents and the press, witnesses could speak with "a frankness which can be startling".
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He closes the blinds and seems to be startled by something.
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While not usually dangerous, the occurrence of rounding up can be startling to the skipper or helmsman of the boat.
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They recapture her, but are startled by the inspector's apparent return from death.
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She wears a flower in her cap, and is frequently startled.
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They attracted the attention of some pleasure boaters who had been startled by the loud noise.
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And, sudden enough to startle me, my own image.
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Upon returning from her explorations, she is startled by the presence of the hermit, who she thought was no longer on the island.
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This sight, common to a farmer, startled him.
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Before he leaves, she is startled to hear him say that he feels sorry for what he knows she will become.
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