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startling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb startle 1 of 2 senses of startle Sense 2 startle, jump, start => shy => boggle => rear back Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb startle 1 of 2 senses of startle Sense 2 startle, jump, start => shy => boggle => rear back Entailment of verb startle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb startle 2 senses of startle Sense 1 startle, galvanize, galvanise => shock, stun, floor, ball over blow out of the water, take aback Sense 2 startle, jump, start => move Familiarity of verb startle startle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb startle Sense 1 startle, galvanize, galvanise => shock, stun, floor, ball over blow out of the water, take aback -------------- Sense 2 startle, jump, start => move -------------- Overview of verb startle The verb startle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) startle, galvanize, galvanise -- (to stimulate to action : "..startled him awake.") 2. startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room") Overview of adj startling The adj startling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (11) startling -- (so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks") Antonyms of adj startling 1 sense of startling Sense 1 startling INDIRECT (VIA surprising) -> unsurprising Similarity of adj startling 1 sense of startling Sense 1 startling => surprising (vs. unsurprising) Attributes of adj startling Familiarity of adj startling startling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj startling startling unstartling Overview of verb startle The verb startle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) startle, galvanize, galvanise -- (to stimulate to action : "..startled him awake.") 2. startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room") Overview of adj startling The adj startling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (11) startling -- (so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks")
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