be startled

startled — adj. 1) startled at (startled at the news) 2) startled to + inf. (she was startled to hear of their divorce) * * * startled to + inf. (she was startled to hear of their divorce) startled at (startled at the news) …   Combinatory dictionary

Startled Insects — Infobox musical artist Name = Startled Insects Img capt = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = Bristol, flagicon|England England Genre = jazz Synthpop Years active = 1984 1996 Label = Antenna Records Antilles Records 2ndSight… …   Wikipedia

startled — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

startled — star|tled [ startld ] adjective * suddenly frightened or surprised by something: I was startled to see a face suddenly appear at the window. Lisa whirled around, startled, at the sound of Vass s voice. the startled look on his face …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

startled */ — UK [ˈstɑː(r)t(ə)ld] / US [ˈstɑrt(ə)ld] adjective suddenly frightened or surprised by something I was startled to see a face suddenly appear at the window. Lisa whirled round, startled, at the sound of Vass s voice. the startled look on his face …   English dictionary

startled — adjective excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement (Freq. 6) students startled by the teacher s quiet return the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons her startled expression • Similar to: ↑surprised …   Useful english dictionary

Startled — Startle Star tle (st[aum]r t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Startled} (st[aum]r t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Startling} (st[aum]r tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.] To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. [1913 Webster] Why shrinks the soul… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

startled — startle ► VERB ▪ cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. DERIVATIVES startled adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «kick, struggle»; related to START(Cf. ↑start) …   English terms dictionary

startled — adjective Extremely shocked …   Wiktionary

startled — Synonyms and related words: affrighted, alarmed, alerted, aroused, bowled down, consternated, daunted, dismayed, disquieted, electrified, frightened, in a fright, in a funk, jarred, jolted, shaken, shocked, shook, staggered, taken aback …   Moby Thesaurus

startled — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frightened, alarmed, shocked; see surprised …   English dictionary for students